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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY

December 6, 2021Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Stoddard County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at Dec 6, 2021, 1:51 AM CST for Mississippi County, New Madrid County, Stoddard County, Missouri. It was in force for 54 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
Dec 6, 2021, 1:51 AM CST (07:51 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 2:45 AM CST
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

Counties Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Stoddard County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1313 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 252 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1313 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
793 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
326 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
19.4

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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 Dec 5, 11:12 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 11:12 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 9:12 PM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
912 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-070315-
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-
912 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Tornado Watch is in effect until 4 AM for western Kentucky, most
of southeast Missouri, and far southern Illinois south and east of
Carbondale. Numerous thunderstorms will occur, including a few
severe storms with large hail and damaging winds. A few isolated
tornadoes are possible. Locally heavy rain may result in pockets
of minor flooding.

Gusty south winds will become northwest overnight, with some gusts
from 30 to 40 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation has been requested in the Tornado Watch area.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 6, 12:20 AM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 6, 12:22 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 12:24 AM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 6, 12:49 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 1:51 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 6:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarlisle33 min
Dec 5, 7:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston, McCracken23 min
Dec 5, 7:38 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMcCracken37 min
Dec 5, 8:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway, Marshall, Trigg36 min
Dec 5, 8:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMuhlenberg49 min
Dec 5, 8:31 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston, Lyon11 min
Dec 5, 8:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg50 min
Dec 6, 12:24 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCrittenden, Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster51 min
Dec 6, 12:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess50 min
Dec 6, 2:45 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarlisle45 min
Dec 6, 3:24 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCalloway, Graves, Trigg51 min
Dec 6, 3:28 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHCalloway, Graves32 min
Dec 6, 4:12 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian, Todd33 min
Dec 6, 4:41 AM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedPAHTodd19 min
Dec 5, 9:13 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHJackson62 min
Dec 5, 9:29 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHJackson31 min
Dec 5, 9:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Jackson, Williamson46 min
Dec 5, 10:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson30 min
Dec 5, 10:12 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHJackson18 min
Dec 5, 10:17 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHJackson3 hr
Dec 5, 10:27 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHFranklin, Hamilton19 min
Dec 5, 10:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHAlexander, Johnson, Saline, Union, Williamson49 min
Dec 5, 10:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHamilton, White45 min
Dec 5, 10:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJohnson, Pope, Saline, Union, Williamson40 min
Dec 5, 9:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWayne48 min
Dec 5, 10:38 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau3 hr
Dec 6, 1:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHNew Madrid, Scott, Stoddard34 min
Dec 5, 11:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHGibson35 min
Dec 6, 12:10 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWarrick35 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.