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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Paducah, KY

June 26, 2018Perry County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2018, 3:34 PM CDT for Perry County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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: Jun 26, 2018, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2018, 4:04 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Perry County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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
Jun 26, 3:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Perryville, MO	MULTIPLE TREES 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
Jun 26, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 301 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: 149 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1013 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 313 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

159 
WFUS53 KPAH 262034
TORPAH
MOC157-262115-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0039.180626T2034Z-180626T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
334 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Perry County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 415 PM CDT.
    
* At 334 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Womac, or 12 miles west of Perryville, 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...
  Perryville around 355 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Longtown and Silver Lake.

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 3760 8971 3759 8972 3760 8973 3759 8976
      3760 8979 3759 8980 3761 8980 3760 8981
      3760 9014 3764 9014 3768 9011 3773 9007
      3776 8971
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 269DEG 31KT 3766 9008 

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

$$

08

2 follow-up statements

002 
WWUS53 KPAH 262046
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
346 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

MOC157-262115-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180626T2115Z/
Perry MO-
346 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY...
    
At 346 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Silver Lake, 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...
  Perryville around 355 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Longtown and Silver Lake.

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 3760 8971 3759 8972 3760 8973 3759 8976
      3760 8979 3759 8980 3761 8980 3760 8981
      3760 9006 3764 9002 3767 9002 3773 9004
      3776 8971
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 269DEG 31KT 3766 8995 

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

$$

RST

577 
WWUS53 KPAH 262104
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
404 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

MOC157-262114-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-180626T2115Z/
Perry MO-
404 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3760 8971 3759 8972 3760 8973 3759 8976
      3760 8979 3759 8980 3761 8980 3760 8981
      3760 9006 3764 9002 3767 9002 3773 9004
      3776 8971
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 269DEG 31KT 3766 8975 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 7:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	25 min
Jun 26, 8:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Cape Girardeau	53 min
Jun 26, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	65 min
Jun 26, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	44 min
Jun 26, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger	33 min
Jun 26, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau, Perry	45 min
Jun 26, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau	31 min
Jun 26, 4:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau	3 hr
Jun 26, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter	47 min
Jun 26, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	46 min
Jun 26, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, Wayne	30 min
Jun 26, 6:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott	25 min
Jun 26, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne	36 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.