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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY

June 29, 2021Calloway County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2021, 2:02 PM CDT for Calloway County, Kentucky. It was in force for 43 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
Jun 29, 2021, 2:02 PM CDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY

County Calloway County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2021-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1387 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 29, 12:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 12:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

Updated aviation discussion for 18Z TAFs.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(Today through Thursday night)
Issued at 340 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

The main concern in the short term is the increasing chance for
showers and thunderstorms through the period. Forecast confidence
in the overall pattern is decent with relatively good synoptic
scale model agreement.

Today will likely be similar to the past several days with a mix
of sun and clouds and the development of isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms from late morning into the afternoon
hours. One additional element by this afternoon and tonight is the
moisture from the remnants of Danny, which may help to focus a
little more activity across our eastern counties in Indiana and
Kentucky. Similar to Monday, temperatures should reach the lower
90s for highs. There should be a decrease in activity tonight, but
perhaps not as much as the past few nights. So we maintain a small
chance across much of the area through the night. Lows are
forecast in the lower to middle 70s.

Wednesday begins the transition that eventually leads to a dry,
cooler, and less humid holiday weekend. In that transition, an
upper level trough is forecast to pivot south from Canada and the
Great Lakes while forcing a cold frontal passage through the
forecast area Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. The end
result is better coverage of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday
afternoon through Thursday night with the approach and passage of
the front. While a localized strong/severe storm cannot be ruled
out, pockets of heavy downpours and localized flooding are the
main concerns.

With the increase in cloud cover and rain chances, highs on
Wednesday are forecast in the middle to upper 80s, with highs on
Thursday held to the lower 80s. And while lows in the lower 70s
are expected Wednesday night, lows Thursday night should dip into
the middle and upper 60s.

.LONG TERM...(Friday through Monday)
Issued at 340 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

Precipitation will be moving out on Friday as the surface cold front
moves off to the southeast. The upper level trough also moves
through later in the day Friday. While the upper level low will be
meander a little longer to our east, surface high pressure will
build in over the weekend. This is followed by the upper level ridge
moving over us on Monday. All of this will give us a dry and
pleasant holiday weekend. Drier air will push dewpoints back down
into the upper 50s to around 60 over the weekend. Highs will be in
the lower and middle 80s with lows back in the lower and middle 60s.
Southerly flow returns on Monday increasing our moisture and pushing
highs on Monday close to 90.

&&

.AVIATION...
Issued at 1243 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

Outside of an isolated to scattered shower or tstm, VFR conditions
are expected over the next 24 hours. Diurnal cumulus development
will continue today and Wed, though clouds will have somewhat better
coverage in the eastern half of the region by Wed morning. Winds
will continue to be light, with a general southwesterly direction in
the daylight hours.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...None.
MO...None.
IN...None.
KY...None.
&&

UPDATE...RJP
SHORT TERM...RJP
LONG TERM...ML
AVIATION...DB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 3:53 AM CDT, 10 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
353 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-301000-
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-
353 AM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible, especially in
the heat of the afternoon and early evening. Lightning and brief
heavy downpours are the primary concerns.

Heat index values this afternoon will peak around 100 degrees.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The chance of thunderstorms will increase Wednesday and peak
Thursday with the passage of a cold front. Small chances linger
into Friday. Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the
primary concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

RJP/ML

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:02 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
202 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

KYZ009-012-291945-
Calloway KY-Trigg KY-
202 PM CDT Tue Jun 29 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CALLOWAY AND SOUTHWESTERN
TRIGG COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Linton, KY moving southwest at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Land Between The Lakes Area and New Concord.

LAT...LON 3673 8824 3675 8817 3675 8811 3677 8812
      3680 8803 3667 8793 3668 8807 3656 8803
      3651 8804 3650 8805 3650 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 062DEG 14KT 3668 8809

Shanklin

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTrigg30 min
Jun 29, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Trigg41 min
Jun 29, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCaldwell, Lyon, Trigg47 min
Jun 29, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTodd46 min
Jun 29, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCalloway, Graves46 min
Jun 29, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBallard28 min
Jun 29, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian37 min
Jun 29, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMcCracken27 min
Jun 29, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMuhlenberg25 min
Jun 29, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMcLean33 min
Jun 29, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMuhlenberg29 min
Jun 29, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMcLean44 min
Jun 29, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess, McLean37 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.