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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2018, 4:11 PM CDT for Calloway County, Graves County, Kentucky. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2018, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
Counties Calloway County, KY, Graves County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 27, 6:07 PM CDT, 22 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 6:07 PM CDT, 22 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 5:33 PM CDT, 22 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 533 PM CDT Sun May 27 2018 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-282245- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope- Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh- Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves- Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell- Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean- Muhlenberg-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter- Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid- 533 PM CDT Sun May 27 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated thunderstorms will slowly diminish this evening. However, a few storms early this evening could contain hail and strong gusty winds. Very heavy rain and lightning will accompany some of the stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A chance of thunderstorms is forecast each day from Monday through Friday. Heavy rainfall is expected as Tropical Storm Alberto moves north through the area Tuesday into Wednesday. The heaviest rains will be over the eastern half of the area. Otherwise, locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the primary concerns with thunderstorms through the week. Afternoon heat index values will climb into the triple digits over much of the region Thursday and Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. MY/DRS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 45 hr |
| May 28, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | McCracken | 43 min |
| May 27, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Perry | 43 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.