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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 15, 2021, 8:16 PM CDT for Spencer County, Indiana. It was in force for 18 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
- Oct 15, 2021, 8:16 PM CDT (01:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2021, 8:34 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Spencer County, IN
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 519 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
840
WFUS53 KPAH 160116
TORPAH
INC147-160145-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0017.211016T0116Z-211016T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
816 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Spencer County in southwestern Indiana...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Santa Claus, or 14 miles north of Rockport, moving
east at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Santa Claus around 820 PM CDT.
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 3805 8678 3804 8702 3811 8702 3817 8680
3816 8679 3814 8680 3812 8679 3812 8681
3811 8679 3810 8679 3810 8677 3808 8678
3806 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 258DEG 30KT 3809 8698
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
ATL2 follow-up statements
588
WWUS53 KPAH 160129
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
829 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
INC147-160145-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-211016T0145Z/
Spencer IN-
829 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SPENCER COUNTY...
At 829 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Santa Claus, or 19 miles northeast of Rockport,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Spencer County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3807 8691 3813 8692 3817 8680 3816 8679
3814 8680 3812 8679 3812 8681 3811 8679
3810 8679 3810 8677 3808 8678 3806 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 258DEG 30KT 3811 8684
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
ATL705
WWUS53 KPAH 160134
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
834 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
INC147-160144-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-211016T0145Z/
Spencer IN-
834 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SPENCER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3807 8691 3813 8692 3817 8680 3816 8679
3814 8680 3812 8679 3812 8681 3811 8679
3810 8679 3810 8677 3808 8678 3806 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 258DEG 30KT 3812 8679
$$
ATLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Vanderburgh | 30 min |
| Oct 15, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Vanderburgh | 23 min |
| Oct 15, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Warrick | 25 min |
| Oct 15, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Warrick | 25 min |
| Oct 15, 8:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Spencer | 33 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.