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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Paducah, KY

July 3, 2019Daviess County, Henderson County, McLean County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2019, 3:35 PM CDT for Daviess County, Henderson County, McLean County, Kentucky. It was in force for 15 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: Jul 3, 2019, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2019, 3:50 PM CDT
In force: 15 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Daviess County, KY, Henderson County, KY, McLean County, KY

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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: 1129 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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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 Jul 3, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 3:14 AM CDT, 12 hours 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
314 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-041000-
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-
314 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected mainly this afternoon.
Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the primary concerns,
but a stray strong to severe storm with damaging winds cannot be
ruled out.

Afternoon heat index values will top out near 100 mainly over
portions of southeast Missouri.

Details on continued river flooding can be found by referencing
the latest river flood warnings and statements.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered to numerous mainly afternoon thunderstorms are forecast
each day through Sunday. Torrential rainfall and lightning will be
the primary concerns, but a stray strong to severe storm with
damaging winds cannot be ruled out. Only isolated thunderstorms
are forecast Monday and Tuesday.

Mainly southern and western portions of the region will see
afternoon heat index values top out around 100 Thursday through
Saturday, and again Tuesday.

Refer to the latest river flood statements and warnings for
details on continued river flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

DRS/DB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
116 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019

INZ087-088-031845-
Warrick IN-Spencer IN-
116 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WARRICK AND SPENCER COUNTIES
UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

At 116 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles northeast of Santa Claus to near
Newburgh. Movement was east at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Boonville, Newburgh, Chandler, Rockport, Dale, Grandview, Santa
Claus, Eureka, Folsomville, Chrisney, Tennyson and Gentryville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.

&&

LAT...LON 3804 8679 3800 8677 3801 8680 3794 8692
      3792 8701 3789 8705 3784 8705 3782 8710
      3800 8745 3803 8745 3804 8747 3811 8747
      3823 8710 3823 8707 3820 8707 3821 8679
      3812 8681 3810 8677 3808 8678 3806 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 278DEG 18KT 3822 8675 3797 8732

DWS

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 2:50 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:14 PM CDT, 21 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
Jul 3, 1:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Marshall, Trigg	30 min
Jul 3, 1:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess	3 hr
Jul 3, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Muhlenberg	27 min
Jul 3, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess	34 min
Jul 3, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hopkins	27 min
Jul 3, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess	25 min
Jul 3, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Henderson	31 min
Jul 3, 4:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	McLean	19 min
Jul 3, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hopkins, McLean, Webster	13 min
Jul 3, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	30 min
Jul 3, 6:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Wayne	3 hr
Jul 3, 11:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Cape Girardeau	27 min
Jul 3, 12:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	27 min
Jul 3, 12:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2019 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

Sources

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.