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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2021, 9:22 PM CDT for New Madrid County, Missouri. It was in force for 38 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 10, 2021, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County New Madrid County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:24 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
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 1010 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1462 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted.
113
WFUS53 KPAH 110222
TORPAH
MOC143-110300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0012.210711T0222Z-210711T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
922 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern New Madrid County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 922 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Matthews, or 7 miles south of Sikeston, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern New Madrid County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3674 8967 3682 8967 3683 8949 3680 8947
3680 8946 3679 8946 3679 8945 3677 8945
3676 8943 3675 8943 3673 8940 3672 8940
3672 8939 3671 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 271DEG 49KT 3678 8961
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PS2 follow-up statements
213
WWUS53 KPAH 110231
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
931 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
MOC143-110300-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210711T0300Z/
New Madrid MO-
931 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NEW MADRID COUNTY...
At 931 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Matthews, or near Sikeston, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Spotters reported a rotating wall
cloud in the area.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Matthews.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3674 8960 3682 8962 3683 8949 3680 8947
3680 8946 3679 8946 3679 8945 3677 8945
3676 8943 3675 8943 3673 8940 3672 8940
3672 8939 3671 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 263DEG 15KT 3678 8959
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
PS219
WWUS53 KPAH 110253
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
953 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
MOC143-110302-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210711T0300Z/
New Madrid MO-
953 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW MADRID COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1000 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3674 8960 3682 8962 3683 8949 3680 8947
3680 8946 3679 8946 3679 8945 3677 8945
3676 8943 3675 8943 3673 8940 3672 8940
3672 8939 3671 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 271DEG 49KT 3677 8924
$$
PSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Stoddard | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Stoddard | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | New Madrid | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter, Ripley | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Butler, Ripley | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 10:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Scott | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Mississippi | 51 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.