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Special Weather Statement, NWS Paducah, KY

December 6, 2021Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this special weather statement at Dec 6, 2021, 4:12 AM CST for Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 33 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, 4:12 AM CST (10:12 UTC)
Expired: Dec 6, 2021, 4:45 AM CST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

Counties Christian County, KY, Todd County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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: 666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 484 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 5.4

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The text

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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 6, 2:42 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 2:42 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 9:12 PM CST, 7 hours 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.

York

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 6, 3:24 AM CST, 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 3:24 AM CST, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 6, 3:27 AM CST, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 6, 3:42 AM CST, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 6, 3:48 AM CST, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 6, 4:12 AM CST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 5, 6:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carlisle	33 min
Dec 5, 7:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston, McCracken	23 min
Dec 5, 7:38 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	McCracken	37 min
Dec 5, 8:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Marshall, Trigg	36 min
Dec 5, 8:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Muhlenberg	49 min
Dec 5, 8:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon	11 min
Dec 5, 8:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg	50 min
Dec 6, 12:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Crittenden, Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster	51 min
Dec 6, 12:40 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	50 min
Dec 6, 2:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carlisle	45 min
Dec 6, 3:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Trigg	51 min
Dec 6, 3:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves	32 min
Dec 6, 4:41 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	PAH	Todd	19 min
Dec 5, 9:13 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jackson	62 min
Dec 5, 9:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jackson	31 min
Dec 5, 9:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Williamson	46 min
Dec 5, 10:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson	30 min
Dec 5, 10:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jackson	18 min
Dec 5, 10:17 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Jackson	3 hr
Dec 5, 10:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton	19 min
Dec 5, 10:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander, Johnson, Saline, Union, Williamson	49 min
Dec 5, 10:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hamilton, White	45 min
Dec 5, 10:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson, Pope, Saline, Union, Williamson	40 min
Dec 5, 9:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	48 min
Dec 5, 10:38 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau	3 hr
Dec 6, 1:51 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Mississippi, New Madrid, Stoddard	54 min
Dec 6, 1:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard	34 min
Dec 5, 11:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Gibson	35 min
Dec 6, 12:10 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Warrick	35 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.