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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 12:02 AM CDT for Livingston County, McCracken County, Marshall County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pope County, Illinois. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2021, 12:02 AM CDT (05:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Livingston County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 12:33 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Paducah, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 209 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.
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WUUS53 KPAH 130502
SVRPAH
ILC127-151-KYC139-145-157-130545-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0048.210613T0502Z-210613T0545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1202 AM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Massac County in southern Illinois...
Southeastern Pope County in southern Illinois...
Western Livingston County in western Kentucky...
Northwestern Marshall County in western Kentucky...
Southeastern McCracken County in western Kentucky...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 1201 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burna, or 13
miles east of Metropolis, moving south at 25 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Brookport around 1220 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Ledbetter, Reidland, Lone Oak and Paducah.
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 3734 8859 3731 8837 3694 8841 3695 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 014DEG 20KT 3722 8850
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RJP2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KPAH 130526
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1226 AM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021
ILC127-151-KYC139-145-157-130545-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210613T0545Z/
Massac IL-Pope IL-Livingston KY-Marshall KY-McCracken KY-
1226 AM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSAC...SOUTHEASTERN POPE...SOUTHWESTERN
LIVINGSTON...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCRACKEN
COUNTIES...
At 1226 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brookport, or
near Paducah, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Reidland, Lone Oak and Paducah.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3720 8866 3715 8839 3694 8841 3695 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 018DEG 20KT 3709 8858
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
RJP208
WWUS53 KPAH 130543
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1243 AM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021
ILC127-151-KYC139-145-157-130553-
/O.EXP.KPAH.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210613T0545Z/
Massac IL-Pope IL-Livingston KY-Marshall KY-McCracken KY-
1243 AM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSAC...
SOUTHEASTERN POPE...SOUTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON...NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL
AND SOUTHEASTERN MCCRACKEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3720 8866 3715 8839 3694 8841 3695 8880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 014DEG 20KT 3701 8861
$$
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, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 47 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, 12:46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.