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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Paducah, KY

August 15, 2018Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hardin County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2018, 3:02 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hardin County, Illinois. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 15, 2018, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2018, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hardin County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 14, 6:26 PM CDT, 20 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 6:26 PM CDT, 20 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 3:24 PM CDT, 23 hours 38 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 15, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard	31 min
Aug 15, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	43 min
Aug 15, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess, McLean	47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2018 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2018 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.