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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 10:43 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hardin County, Pope County, Illinois. It was in force for 47 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
- Jun 12, 2021, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hardin County, IL, Pope County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1684 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
809
WUUS53 KPAH 130343
SVRPAH
ILC069-151-KYC055-139-130430-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0046.210613T0343Z-210613T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1043 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hardin County in southern Illinois...
East central Pope County in southern Illinois...
Northern Livingston County in western Kentucky...
Northwestern Crittenden County in western Kentucky...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1042 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
of Rosiclare, or 12 miles southwest of Shawneetown, moving south at
20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Rosiclare, Joy, Salem and Golconda.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8835 3757 8814 3725 8821 3734 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 019DEG 19KT 3754 8827
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RJP1 follow-up statement
438
WWUS53 KPAH 130400
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1100 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021
ILC069-151-KYC055-139-130430-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-210613T0430Z/
Hardin IL-Pope IL-Livingston KY-Crittenden KY-
1100 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN...EAST CENTRAL POPE...NORTHERN LIVINGSTON AND
WEST CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTIES...
At 1059 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rosiclare, or
16 miles northwest of Marion Kentucky, moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rosiclare, Golconda, Joy, Elizabethtown and Carrsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3751 8838 3749 8822 3727 8827 3734 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 022DEG 20KT 3743 8836
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RJPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 32 min |
| Jun 12, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Trigg | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 36 min |
| Jun 12, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 23 min |
| Jun 12, 10:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 12:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Livingston, McCracken, Marshall | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Carlisle, McCracken | 44 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.