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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Paducah, KY

October 15, 2021Christian County, Trigg County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 15, 2021, 3:47 PM CDT for Christian County, Trigg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 43 min. 3 reports 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
Oct 15, 2021, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired
Oct 15, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Christian County, KY, Trigg County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 15, 4:06 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Hopkinsville, KYTREES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 272 AND PETSCH LANE.
Oct 15, 4:07 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nw Hopkinsville, KYTREES DOWN AT THE 5 MILE MARKER OF PRINCETON RD.
Oct 15, 4:08 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHopkinsville, KYTREES DOWN AROUND THE 2500 BLOCK OF COX MILL ROAD.

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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 118 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 47 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
47 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

196 
WUUS53 KPAH 152047
SVRPAH
KYC047-221-152130-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0096.211015T2047Z-211015T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
347 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Christian County in south central Kentucky...
  Northeastern Trigg County in western Kentucky...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 347 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cadiz, moving
  east at 35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  central Christian and northeastern Trigg Counties.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 60 and 74.
 Pennyrile Parkway between Mile Markers 5 and 21.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3682 8731 3678 8784 3695 8782 3708 8729
      3707 8728 3707 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 255DEG 30KT 3690 8778 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SMITH
3 follow-up statements
194 
WWUS53 KPAH 152101
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
401 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

KYC047-221-152130-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-211015T2130Z/
Christian KY-Trigg KY-
401 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CHRISTIAN AND NORTHEASTERN TRIGG COUNTIES...

At 401 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hopkinsville,
moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hopkinsville.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 64 and 74.
 Pennyrile Parkway between Mile Markers 5 and 20.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3682 8731 3679 8776 3696 8776 3698 8770
      3704 8731 3704 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 257DEG 30KT 3687 8762 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SMITH
565 
WWUS53 KPAH 152114
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
414 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

KYC221-152124-
/O.CAN.KPAH.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-211015T2130Z/
Trigg KY-
414 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TRIGG COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3682 8731 3681 8757 3694 8759 3699 8750
      3701 8733 3701 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 255DEG 30KT 3689 8747 

$$

KYC047-152130-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-211015T2130Z/
Christian KY-
414 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY...

At 414 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hopkinsville,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hopkinsville.

This includes Pennyrile Parkway between Mile Markers 6 and 18.
 
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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3682 8731 3681 8757 3694 8759 3699 8750
      3701 8733 3701 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 255DEG 30KT 3689 8747 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

SMITH
131 
WWUS53 KPAH 152125
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
425 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

KYC047-152135-
/O.EXP.KPAH.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-211015T2130Z/
Christian KY-
425 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 430 PM 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 gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 3682 8731 3681 8757 3694 8759 3699 8750
      3701 8733 3701 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 255DEG 30KT 3691 8737 

$$

SMITH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 1:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHFulton46 min
Oct 15, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHGraves24 min
Oct 15, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGraves17 min
Oct 15, 2:33 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHGraves12 min
Oct 15, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMarshall31 min
Oct 15, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCalloway49 min
Oct 15, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTrigg36 min
Oct 15, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian52 min
Oct 15, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTodd29 min
Oct 15, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBallard65 min
Oct 15, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBallard, McCracken18 min

Nearby

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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.