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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Oct 24, 2021, 11:20 PM CDT for Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It was in force for 25 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 24, 2021, 11:20 PM CDT (04:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 1375 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1184 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 10.9
The text
As transmitted.
115
WFUS53 KPAH 250420
TORPAH
MOC017-031-250445-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0022.211025T0420Z-211025T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1120 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri...
Southwestern Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 1145 PM CDT.
* At 1119 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 7 miles southeast of Grassy, or 8 miles
northwest of Advance, moving east at 50 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...
Leopold around 1130 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Delta, Gordonville and Dutchtown.
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 3722 9014 3736 8970 3723 8962 3722 8962
3722 8965 3720 8965 3720 8968 3718 8969
3718 8970 3717 8970 3713 8991 3713 8996
3712 8996 3709 9009
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 248DEG 44KT 3718 9003
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DWS2 follow-up statements
300
WWUS53 KPAH 250433
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1133 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
MOC017-250442-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-211025T0445Z/
Bollinger MO-
1133 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOLLINGER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3731 8986 3736 8970 3723 8962 3722 8962
3722 8965 3720 8965 3720 8968 3718 8969
3718 8970 3717 8971 3714 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 248DEG 44KT 3724 8984
$$
MOC031-250445-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-211025T0445Z/
Cape Girardeau MO-
1133 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY...
At 1132 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Leopold, or 8 miles southeast of Marble Hill, moving
east at 50 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...
Delta around 1135 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Gordonville and Dutchtown.
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 3731 8986 3736 8970 3723 8962 3722 8962
3722 8965 3720 8965 3720 8968 3718 8969
3718 8970 3717 8971 3714 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 248DEG 44KT 3724 8984
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DWS221
WWUS53 KPAH 250437
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1137 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
MOC031-250446-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-211025T0445Z/
Cape Girardeau MO-
1137 PM CDT Sun Oct 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1145 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for southeastern
Missouri.
LAT...LON 3731 8986 3736 8970 3723 8962 3722 8962
3722 8965 3720 8965 3720 8968 3718 8969
3718 8970 3717 8971 3714 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 248DEG 44KT 3724 8983
$$
DWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 48 min |
| Oct 24, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 57 min |
| Oct 24, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry | 57 min |
| Oct 24, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Perry | 48 min |
| Oct 24, 10:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Perry | 6 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 6 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Perry | 51 min |
| Oct 24, 10:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 44 min |
| Oct 24, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Carter, Wayne | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 10:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Bollinger, Carter, Wayne | 94 min |
| Oct 24, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 51 min |
| Oct 24, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau | 18 min |
| Oct 24, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Stoddard | 44 min |
| Oct 24, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 11:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Butler | 48 min |
| Oct 25, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | New Madrid | 44 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.