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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY

April 3, 2018Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2018, 6:13 PM CDT for Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2018, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 3, 6:14 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Nw Matthews, MO	EF-1 TORNADO WITH A PEAK WIND OF 110 MPH WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 2.5 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 125 YARDS. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROX. 614 PM CDT, 3 MILES NW OF MATTHEWS AND LIFTED AT 617 PM CDT, 1 MILE NNW OF MATTHEWS. LARGE FARM IMPLEMENT BUILDING D
Apr 3, 6:24 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Matthews, MO	TWO STRUCTURES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER POLES ALONG CR820
Apr 3, 6:24 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Matthews, MO	TWO STRUCTURES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER POLES ALONG STATE HIGHWAY FF NEAR CR820
Apr 3, 6:42 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	East Prairie, MO	FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING EASTWARD
Apr 3, 6:42 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	East Prairie, MO	FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING EASTWARD. TELEPHONE POLES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 3, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 226 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: 494 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -170 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 639 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 256 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 233 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 5.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

355 
WFUS53 KPAH 032313
TORPAH
MOC133-143-032345-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0021.180403T2313Z-180403T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
613 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2018

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northeastern New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 645 PM CDT
    
* At 613 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Canalou, or 7 miles southwest of Sikeston, moving
  east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Sikeston around 620 PM CDT. 
  East Prairie and Bertrand around 635 PM CDT. 
  Charleston and Anniston around 645 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3668 8970 3686 8970 3686 8961 3687 8958
      3687 8953 3688 8951 3690 8950 3691 8947
      3692 8946 3692 8930 3668 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 250DEG 31KT 3678 8965 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

PS

1 follow-up statement

716 
WWUS53 KPAH 032333
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
633 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2018

MOC133-143-032345-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180403T2345Z/
Mississippi MO-New Madrid MO-
633 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MADRID COUNTIES...
    
At 633 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near East Prairie, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

Locations impacted include...
Sikeston, Charleston, East Prairie, Bertrand, Matthews, Anniston and
Farrenburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3668 8958 3686 8961 3687 8958 3687 8953
      3688 8951 3690 8950 3691 8947 3692 8946
      3692 8930 3668 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 260DEG 29KT 3679 8944 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

PS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Perry, Ripley and 1 more	62 min
Apr 3, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Wayne	65 min
Apr 3, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter, Ripley	47 min
Apr 3, 4:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Ripley	27 min
Apr 3, 4:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Butler	34 min
Apr 3, 4:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott	37 min
Apr 3, 5:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Butler, Stoddard	32 min
Apr 3, 5:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau, Scott	37 min
Apr 3, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard	47 min
Apr 3, 5:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard	25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.