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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at Jul 31, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT for Ballard County, Carlisle County, McCracken County, Kentucky. It was in force for 39 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 31, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
Counties Ballard County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, McCracken County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 247 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted.
818
WWUS83 KPAH 010021
SPSPAH
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
721 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021
ILZ092>094-KYZ003>007-MOZ111-112-010100-
Massac IL-Alexander IL-Pulaski IL-Carlisle KY-McCracken KY-
Ballard KY-Graves KY-Livingston KY-Scott MO-Mississippi MO-
721 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PULASKI...SOUTHEASTERN
MASSAC...EASTERN ALEXANDER...SOUTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON...CARLISLE...
MCCRACKEN...BALLARD...NORTHWESTERN GRAVES...NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI
AND EAST CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
At 720 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Tamms to 7 miles southwest
of Karnak to Mound City to near Bertrand. Movement was east at 50
mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Paducah, Metropolis, Charleston, Cairo, La Center, Bardwell,
Wickliffe, Reidland, Lone Oak, Brookport, Mounds, Barlow, Mound City,
Wyatt, Barkley Regional Airport, Lovelaceville, West Paducah,
Ledbetter, Ullin and Kevil.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Paducah.
&&
LAT...LON 3696 8944 3711 8926 3722 8912 3733 8943
3733 8939 3710 8849 3696 8851 3677 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 292DEG 44KT 3732 8938 3720 8904 3709 8918 3695
8940
$$
SMITHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Calloway | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 7:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Carter, Wayne | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ripley | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 2:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Butler | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ripley | 93 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.