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Heat Advisory 1, NWS Paducah, KY

June 17, 202110 counties in Illinois; Perry County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this heat advisory at Jun 17, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT for 10 counties in Illinois; Perry County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 18, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY

Counties Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Perry County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Perry County, MO

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 229 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-17Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2495 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
185 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 heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jun 17, 3:05 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:05 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 3:28 AM CDT, 11 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
328 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-181000-
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-
328 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is just a slight chance of a thunderstorm west of Highway 67
in southeast Missouri today. Otherwise no hazardous weather is
expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Heat index values may approach 105 degrees Friday afternoon across
portions of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and southwest
Indiana.

There is only a slight chance of thunderstorms late Friday
through Saturday night, mainly across southern Illinois into
southwest Indiana and adjacent northwest Kentucky. The chance of
thunderstorms will be slightly higher Sunday.

Stronger and more organized thunderstorms will be possible area
wide later Monday into Monday night, with gusty winds and locally
heavy rainfall the main hazards.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:55 AM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
955 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

MOZ107-171545-
Carter MO-
955 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY UNTIL
1045 AM CDT...

At 953 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ellington, or 11 miles north of Van Buren, moving south at 10 mph.

Frequently cloud to ground lightning, half inch hail and wind gusts
up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Further
intensification is possible and severe weather may develop with this
storm, mainly in the form of damaging winds.

Locations impacted include...
Clearwater Lake...Current River...Van Buren and Fremont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

If on or near Clearwater Lake or the Current River in Carter County,
get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember,
lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm.
If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by
lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water
in a thunderstorm.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3708 9120 3708 9111 3710 9101 3710 9096
      3705 9096 3705 9083 3700 9080 3690 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 340DEG 10KT 3717 9105

JGG
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 10:38 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1038 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

MOZ107-171630-
Carter MO-
1038 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 1130
AM CDT...

At 1037 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Van Buren, moving south at 15 mph.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning, half inch hail and wind gusts up
to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Van Buren, Hunter and Grandin.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3703 9106 3704 9083 3682 9077 3683 9107
TIME...MOT...LOC 1537Z 000DEG 15KT 3696 9094

JGG
Local storm report, Jun 17, 12:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarter50 min
Jun 17, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarter52 min
Jun 17, 10:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarter, Ripley32 min
Jun 17, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHRipley41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.