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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Paducah, KY

May 27, 2021Wayne County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT for Wayne County, Illinois. It was in force for 42 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
May 27, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired
May 27, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Wayne County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 27, 11:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 2021-05-27Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 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
1679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

809 
WUUS53 KPAH 272003
SVRPAH
ILC191-272045-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0041.210527T2003Z-210527T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
303 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Wayne County in south central Illinois...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 302 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Omega, or 10
  miles east of Salem, moving east at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Cisne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3860 8823 3859 8815 3827 8816 3849 8870
      3861 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 292DEG 24KT 3863 8875 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PS
2 follow-up statements
095 
WWUS53 KPAH 272018
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
318 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

ILC191-272045-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210527T2045Z/
Wayne IL-
318 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR WAYNE COUNTY...

At 317 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Xenia, or 9
miles southwest of Flora, moving east at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. The main wind damage from this storm will 
         likely be along the Wayne/clay county border. However, 
         other thunderstorms are quickly developing over Wayne 
         county and may become severe.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Fairfield, Cisne, Jeffersonville, Mount Erie, Johnsonville and Golden
Gate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3860 8823 3859 8815 3827 8816 3849 8870
      3861 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 292DEG 24KT 3859 8863 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PS
270 
WWUS53 KPAH 272035
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
335 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

ILC191-272045-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210527T2045Z/
Wayne IL-
335 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY...

At 333 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Xenia, or 8
miles southwest of Flora, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. The best area for wind damage is along the 
         Wayne/clay county border. Other storms have developed over 
         central Wayne county and are moving north.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Fairfield, Cisne, Jeffersonville, Mount Erie, Johnsonville and Golden
Gate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3860 8823 3859 8815 3831 8816 3849 8870
      3861 8870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 291DEG 23KT 3857 8855 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHAlexander, Jackson, Union52 min
May 27, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Williamson44 min
May 27, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHJohnson32 min
May 27, 5:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHEdwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Wabash and 1 more2 hr
May 27, 6:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHAlexander, Gallatin, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Saline and 2 more112 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.