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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Paducah, KY

May 19, 2018Mississippi County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2018, 5:19 PM CDT for Mississippi County, Missouri. It was in force for 41 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: May 19, 2018, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Mississippi County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 19, 1:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 May 19, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 1:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 19, 12:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 19, 2:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 19, 2:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
255 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018

KYZ001-MOZ114-192045-
Fulton KY-New Madrid MO-
255 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FULTON AND NEW MADRID
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Risco, or 8 miles west of Lilbourn, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Portageville, New Madrid, Lilbourn, Hunter-Dawson State Historic
Site, Gideon, Parma, Marston, Howardville, Risco, Tallapoosa, Catron
and North Lilbourn.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
western Kentucky...and southeastern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3640 8959 3643 8972 3642 8974 3639 8975
      3639 8997 3655 8995 3662 8996 3663 8970
      3670 8954 3663 8933 3662 8938 3646 8946
      3647 8950 3656 8947 3658 8955 3657 8957
      3648 8952 3643 8955 3635 8952 3634 8954
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 259DEG 15KT 3657 8976

GREG

Special weather statement, May 19, 4:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
412 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018

MOZ076-086-087-192200-
Bollinger MO-Cape Girardeau MO-Perry MO-
412 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BOLLINGER...PERRY
AND NORTHWESTERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

At 411 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Womac, or 8 miles east of Fredericktown, moving east at 40 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Perryville, Altenburg, Alliance, Frohna, Longtown, Old Appleton and
Silver Lake.

LAT...LON 3780 8967 3775 8966 3775 8962 3771 8958
      3769 8951 3764 8952 3760 8948 3759 8948
      3758 8952 3755 8952 3750 9014 3764 9015
      3768 9011 3774 9006
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 259DEG 34KT 3760 9014

DRS

Local storm report, May 19, 4:47 PM CDT, 32 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
May 19, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carlisle, Hickman, McCracken	37 min
May 19, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union	39 min
May 19, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, Union	37 min
May 19, 12:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carter	45 min
May 19, 1:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter, Ripley	36 min
May 19, 2:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Ripley	40 min
May 19, 2:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Butler	112 min
May 19, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	New Madrid	50 min
May 19, 3:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	New Madrid	2 hr
May 19, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	48 min
May 19, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	39 min

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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.