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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Paducah, KY

May 29, 2019Alexander County, Pulaski County, Union County, Illinois; Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2019, 7:36 PM CDT for Alexander County, Pulaski County, Union County, Illinois; Scott 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2019, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2019, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Alexander County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Union County, IL, Scott County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 272 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2019-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2019-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2388 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 29, 7:16 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 7:16 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
340 PM CDT Wed May 29 2019

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-302045-
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-
340 PM CDT Wed May 29 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible for
awhile this evening. Large Hail and Damaging Winds are the
primary hazards, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
Locally heavy rain and frequently lightning will also occur with
these thunderstorms and may cause localized flooding.

Please refer to the latest river flood warnings and statements
for details on river flooding across the region.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

An isolated strong thunderstorm cannot be ruled out through
midday on Thursday over the southwest Indiana and the Pennyrile
region of west Kentucky.

Thunderstorms are forecast Saturday and again on Tuesday. It is
too early to determine whether these storms may reach severe
limits.

Please refer to the latest river flood warnings and statements
for details on river flooding across the region.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotter activation may be needed later today and tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 29, 7:00 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
700 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND GST     DUDLEY                  36.80N 90.09W
05/29/2019  E46 MPH          STODDARD           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUST MEASURED ON HOME ANEMOMETER.

&&

RJP
Local storm report, May 29, 7:03 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
703 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E FARIDEALING         36.66N 90.59W
05/29/2019                   BUTLER             MO   PUBLIC

            MEDIUM SIZED TREE BRANCHES DOWN EAST OF
            FAIRDEALING. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

SP
Local storm report, May 29, 7:07 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
707 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0553 PM     TSTM WND GST     DONIPHAN                36.62N 90.80W
05/29/2019  M65 MPH          RIPLEY             MO   OTHER FEDERAL

            WIND GUST MEASURED AT RAWS OBSERVATION
            STATION IN DONIPHAN.

&&

SP
Local storm report, May 29, 7:10 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
710 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNW DEXTER            36.85N 90.00W
05/29/2019                   STODDARD           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM DEXTER TO PUXICO
            DUE TO SEVERE WIND GUSTS. POWER LINES DOWN
            AS WELL.

&&

RJP
Local storm report, May 29, 7:14 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
714 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DEXTER                  36.79N 89.96W
05/29/2019                   STODDARD           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON ROADS AND HOMES IN DEXTER.

&&

RJP
Special weather statement, May 29, 7:32 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
732 PM CDT Wed May 29 2019

KYZ012-017-300115-
Christian KY-Trigg KY-
732 PM CDT Wed May 29 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CHRISTIAN AND
NORTHEASTERN TRIGG COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

At 731 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cobb, or 12 miles northwest of Hopkinsville, moving east at 40 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hopkinsville, Crofton and Hawkins.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3704 8727 3703 8727 3682 8731 3689 8777
      3699 8775 3702 8771 3707 8770 3706 8726
      3704 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 276DEG 34KT 3698 8764

DRS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman3 hr
May 29, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian43 min
May 29, 7:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHChristian, Hopkins3 hr
May 30, 11:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHFulton40 days
May 29, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHAlexander, Union29 min
May 29, 9:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHEdwards, Wabash, Wayne3 hr
May 29, 7:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard48 min
May 29, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHScott, Stoddard18 min
May 29, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHNew Madrid12 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Illinois, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2019Every 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.