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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY

June 17, 2021Carter County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 17, 2021, 9:55 AM CDT for Carter County, Missouri. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2021, 9:55 AM CDT (14:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2021, 10:45 AM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY

County Carter County, MO

The radar

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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 Jun 17, 5:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 5:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 3:28 AM CDT, 6 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
328 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-181000-
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-
328 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is just a slight chance of a thunderstorm west of Highway 67
in southeast Missouri today. Otherwise no hazardous weather is
expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Heat index values may approach 105 degrees Friday afternoon across
portions of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and southwest
Indiana.

There is only a slight chance of thunderstorms late Friday
through Saturday night, mainly across southern Illinois into
southwest Indiana and adjacent northwest Kentucky. The chance of
thunderstorms will be slightly higher Sunday.

Stronger and more organized thunderstorms will be possible area
wide later Monday into Monday night, with gusty winds and locally
heavy rainfall the main hazards.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 9:55 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
955 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

MOZ107-171545-
Carter MO-
955 AM CDT Thu Jun 17 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY UNTIL
1045 AM CDT...

At 953 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ellington, or 11 miles north of Van Buren, moving south at 10 mph.

Frequently cloud to ground lightning, half inch hail and wind gusts
up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Further
intensification is possible and severe weather may develop with this
storm, mainly in the form of damaging winds.

Locations impacted include...
Clearwater Lake...Current River...Van Buren and Fremont.

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.

If on or near Clearwater Lake or the Current River in Carter County,
get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember,
lightning can strike out to 10 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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

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LAT...LON 3708 9120 3708 9111 3710 9101 3710 9096
      3705 9096 3705 9083 3700 9080 3690 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 340DEG 10KT 3717 9105

JGG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 3:10 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryPAHEdwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry and 4 more28 hr
Jun 17, 10:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarter52 min
Jun 17, 10:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarter, Ripley32 min
Jun 17, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHRipley41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.