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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY

December 1, 20184 counties in Kentucky; Mississippi County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at Dec 1, 2018, 4:21 AM CST for 4 counties in Kentucky; Mississippi County, Missouri. It was in force for 39 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: Dec 1, 2018, 4:21 AM CST (10:21 UTC)
Expired: Dec 1, 2018, 5:00 AM CST
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY

Counties Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Mississippi County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 233 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 389 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Dec 1, 4:11 AM CST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 4:11 AM CST, 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 8:00 PM CST, 8 hours 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
800 PM CST Fri Nov 30 2018

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-011100-
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-
800 PM CST Fri Nov 30 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms late tonight for
parts of Ripley,Butler, and New Madrid counties in southeast
Missouri. Damaging winds will be the main threat.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible over most of the area tonight.
Locally heavy rainfall is possible with the stronger storms.

Wind gusts will increase to 30 mph or higher between midnight and
daybreak Saturday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Saturday. There is a marginal
risk for severe thunderstorms over most of the area. Damaging
winds, some large hail, and isolated tornadoes are possible.

Winds will gust to 35 to 45 mph during the late morning into the
early afternoon on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Saturday.

PS/Smith

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 2:26 AM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
226 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018

MOZ107-010900-
Carter MO-
226 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 300 AM CST...

At 226 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Eminence to 9 miles north of Alton.
Movement was east at 60 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Van Buren, Ellsinore, Hunter, Fremont and Grandin.

LAT...LON 3709 9122 3708 9111 3710 9096 3705 9096
      3705 9073 3700 9073 3700 9071 3697 9072
      3697 9070 3693 9070 3693 9068 3683 9067
      3683 9081 3681 9073 3682 9090 3683 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0826Z 249DEG 53KT 3709 9136 3682 9134

RJP

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 2:57 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
257 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018

MOZ100-109-010945-
Butler MO-Wayne MO-
257 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WAYNE AND BUTLER COUNTIES UNTIL
345 AM CST...

At 257 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Garwood to Brush Arbor to near Naylor.
Movement was east at 60 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Poplar Bluff, Piedmont, Greenville, Sam A. Baker State Park, Lake
Wappapello State Park, Neelyville, Qulin, Williamsville, Fisk,
Hendrickson, Wappapello, Brush Arbor, Lodi, Harviell, Milltown,
Shook, Cascade, Mill Spring and Rombauer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Paducah.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 9058 3681 9063 3705 9073 3705 9078
      3717 9074 3727 9073 3727 9055 3732 9055
      3731 9022 3709 9022 3708 9011 3704 9011
      3704 9015 3701 9015 3692 9026 3688 9026
      3664 9014 3651 9022 3650 9058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 255DEG 52KT 3712 9082 3689 9067 3654 9063

RJP

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 3:23 AM CST, 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
323 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018

MOZ076-086-110-114-011000-
Stoddard MO-Bollinger MO-New Madrid MO-Perry MO-
323 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BOLLINGER...WESTERN PERRY...
WESTERN NEW MADRID AND STODDARD COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CST...

At 322 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Roselle to near Wappapello
to near Glennonville. Movement was east at 60 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Dexter, Portageville, Bernie, Bloomfield, Marble Hill, Advance,
Malden, Clarkton, Gideon, Morehouse, Puxico, Parma, Essex, Bell City,
Risco, Dudley, Alliance, Patton, Leopold and Grassy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Paducah.

&&

LAT...LON 3639 8997 3663 8996 3663 9015 3669 9014
      3688 9026 3696 9022 3704 9011 3708 9011
      3709 9022 3731 9022 3732 9014 3764 9015
      3787 8994 3786 8994 3758 8986 3713 8987
      3713 8977 3687 8969 3642 8970 3639 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0922Z 262DEG 53KT 3752 9046 3699 9026 3657 9020

RJP

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 3:59 AM CST, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 1, 4:14 AM CST, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 1, 4:21 AM CST, 0 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
Dec 1, 5:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Graves	44 min
Dec 1, 5:36 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Calloway, Marshall	39 min
Dec 1, 4:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander, Jackson, Perry, Pulaski, Union	46 min
Dec 1, 2:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carter	34 min
Dec 1, 2:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler, Wayne	48 min
Dec 1, 3:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Bollinger, Stoddard	37 min
Dec 1, 3:47 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Perry	13 min
Dec 1, 3:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Perry, Scott	31 min
Dec 1, 11:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick	47 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, 2018 Special Weather Statements in Missouri, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

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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.