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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Paducah, KY

April 25, 2020McLean County, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2020, 1:25 PM CDT for McLean County, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 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: Apr 25, 2020, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2020, 1:58 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apr 24, 6:33 PM CDT, 18 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 6:33 PM CDT, 18 hours 52 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
Apr 25, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	31 min
Apr 25, 2:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess, McLean	3 hr
Apr 25, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	38 min
Apr 25, 3:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Henderson	3 hr
Apr 25, 3:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Muhlenberg	115 min
Apr 25, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	McLean, Muhlenberg	35 min
Apr 25, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess	37 min
Apr 25, 12:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	White	40 min
Apr 25, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	White	46 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.