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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY

May 3, 2021Union County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2021, 11:39 PM CDT for Union County, Kentucky. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 3, 2021, 11:39 PM CDT (04:39 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY

County Union County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 208 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2263 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1050 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.3
Supercell composite: 7.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 3, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 9:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
936 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-050245-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-
Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-
Muhlenberg-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-
Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
936 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Thunderstorm chances will be increasing through the late night
and early morning hours. Severe storms with large hail and
damaging winds will be possible over most of the region. The
greatest concern is for more widespread damaging wind after
midnight mainly over southeast Missouri and west Kentucky. Some
flooding problems may develop, especially in areas that receive
multiple rounds of thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A good chance of thunderstorms continues Tuesday through Tuesday
evening. A few strong to severe storms cannot be ruled out mainly
over west Kentucky and southwest Indiana in the afternoon. Locally
heavy rainfall could lead to a few flooding problems, especially
in areas that receive heavy rainfall tonight.

A few thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon and again
Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Severe storms are not expected
at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed by around midnight over
the Ozark Foot Hills of southeast Missouri, and elsewhere across
southeast Missouri and far western Kentucky and far southern
Illinois late tonight.

Shanklin

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 11:14 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1114 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

KYZ015-018-020-040445-
Henderson KY-Webster KY-McLean KY-
1114 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON...
NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN AND NORTH CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM
CDT...

At 1114 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Robards, or 12 miles south of Henderson, moving east at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Sebree, Robards and Beech Grove.

LAT...LON 3761 8762 3767 8763 3775 8738 3773 8738
      3772 8740 3770 8740 3768 8741 3766 8736
      3761 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 263DEG 13KT 3766 8753

DWS

Special weather statement, May 3, 11:26 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1126 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

KYZ007-010-011-013-040500-
Crittenden KY-Lyon KY-Livingston KY-Caldwell KY-
1126 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...SOUTH
CENTRAL CRITTENDEN...WEST CENTRAL CALDWELL AND NORTHWESTERN LYON
COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Calvert City, moving northeast at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Eddyville, Kuttawa, Fredonia and Dycusburg.

LAT...LON 3704 8830 3705 8832 3715 8837 3731 8804
      3709 8793 3702 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 244DEG 29KT 3711 8826

DWS

Special weather statement, May 3, 11:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1139 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

ILZ087-091-KYZ010-014-040530-
Gallatin IL-Hardin IL-Crittenden KY-Union KY-
1139 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARDIN...SOUTH
CENTRAL GALLATIN...NORTHEASTERN CRITTENDEN AND SOUTHWESTERN UNION
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...

At 1139 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles south of Shawneetown, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Sturgis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3750 8825 3761 8825 3766 8799 3759 8793
      3750 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 263DEG 18KT 3757 8818

DWS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Henderson	31 min
May 3, 11:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Lyon	34 min
May 4, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess	43 min
May 4, 1:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell	25 min
May 4, 1:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	31 min
May 4, 1:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hopkins	52 min
May 4, 2:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Muhlenberg	45 min
May 4, 2:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman	43 min
May 4, 2:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ballard, Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken	64 min
May 4, 2:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Fulton, Hickman	55 min
May 4, 2:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Muhlenberg	69 min
May 4, 3:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Muhlenberg	7 hr
May 4, 3:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman	3 hr
May 4, 3:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston	53 min
May 4, 3:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman	40 min
May 4, 3:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess, McLean	51 min
May 4, 3:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves	31 min
May 4, 4:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg	52 min
May 4, 4:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	McCracken	3 hr
May 4, 4:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 1 more	45 min
May 4, 4:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg	5 hr
May 4, 5:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd	39 min
May 4, 5:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd	21 min
May 4, 9:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd	110 min
May 4, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	6 days
May 4, 4:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Johnson	3 hr
May 4, 1:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	New Madrid	54 min
May 4, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, New Madrid, Ripley, Wayne	62 min
May 4, 1:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Ripley	21 min
May 4, 2:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard	53 min
May 4, 2:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Ripley	3 hr
May 4, 2:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Stoddard	5 hr
May 4, 5:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Stoddard	3 hr

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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.