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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Paducah, KY

July 9, 2021Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 5:05 PM CDT for Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Missouri. It was in force for 40 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
Jul 9, 2021, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09Temperature 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 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
3332 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

051 
WUUS53 KPAH 092205
SVRPAH
MOC133-143-092245-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0064.210709T2205Z-210709T2245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Mississippi County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northeastern New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 504 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Farrenburg,
  or near East Prairie, moving northeast at 30 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  East Prairie around 520 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Anniston.

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 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.

If on or near the Mississippi River, get away from the water and 
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out 
to 15 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3658 8943 3669 8961 3690 8945 3675 8922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 216DEG 26KT 3670 8946 

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

SMITH
2 follow-up statements
624 
WWUS53 KPAH 092221
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
521 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

MOC133-143-092245-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210709T2245Z/
Mississippi MO-New Madrid MO-
521 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MADRID COUNTIES...

At 520 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over East Prairie,
moving northeast at 30 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...
  Anniston.

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.

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.

If on or near the Mississippi River, get away from the water and 
move indoors or inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out 
to 15 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8941 3673 8958 3690 8945 3675 8922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 216DEG 25KT 3675 8939 

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

SMITH
194 
WWUS53 KPAH 092232
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
532 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

MOC133-143-092245-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210709T2245Z/
Mississippi MO-New Madrid MO-
532 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MADRID COUNTIES...

At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over East Prairie,
moving northeast at 30 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...
East Prairie, Anniston and Farrenburg. 

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.

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.

If on or near the Mississippi River, get away from the water and 
move indoors or inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out 
to 15 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8941 3673 8958 3690 8945 3675 8922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 215DEG 25KT 3677 8935 

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

SMITH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHRipley50 min
Jul 9, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHButler39 min
Jul 9, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler24 min
Jul 9, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHStoddard33 min
Jul 9, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Stoddard13 min
Jul 9, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWayne45 min
Jul 9, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHStoddard52 min
Jul 9, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Stoddard, Wayne31 min
Jul 9, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHScott28 min
Jul 9, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCape Girardeau38 min
Jul 9, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCape Girardeau17 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.