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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Paducah, KY

April 9, 20214 counties in Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 5:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2021, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2021, 5:25 PM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Butler County, MO, Carter County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 253 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2139 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 141 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

422 
WUUS53 KPAH 092203
SVRPAH
MOC023-035-181-223-092300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0013.210409T2203Z-210409T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
503 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Carter County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northeastern Ripley County in southeastern Missouri...
  Southwestern Wayne County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northwestern Butler County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 503 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Garwood to near Doniphan, moving northeast at
  25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Piedmont, Ellsinore, Williamsville, Budapest, Hunter, Brush Arbor,
  Grandin and Mill Spring.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Paducah.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3703 9095 3705 9088 3705 9078 3712 9078
      3719 9068 3707 9052 3681 9055 3666 9088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 211DEG 21KT 3703 9087 3670 9084 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SMITH

1 follow-up statement

844 
WWUS53 KPAH 092225
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
525 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

MOC023-035-181-223-092235-
/O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210409T2300Z/
Carter MO-Ripley MO-Wayne MO-Butler MO-
525 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CARTER...NORTHEASTERN
RIPLEY...SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHWESTERN BUTLER COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Paducah.

LAT...LON 3703 9095 3705 9088 3705 9078 3712 9078
      3719 9068 3707 9052 3681 9055 3666 9088
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 211DEG 21KT 3713 9080 3680 9077 

$$

SMITH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 9, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	30 min
Apr 9, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ripley	44 min
Apr 9, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carter	44 min
Apr 9, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ripley	38 min
Apr 9, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, Wayne	48 min
Apr 9, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ripley	30 min
Apr 9, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, New Madrid, Stoddard	41 min
Apr 9, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	33 min
Apr 9, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Scott, Stoddard	41 min
Apr 9, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.