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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 5, 2021, 9:29 PM CST for Perry County, Missouri; Jackson County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2021, 9:29 PM CST (03:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2021, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jackson County, IL, Perry County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 9:48 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 7 Nw Gorham, IL | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). |
| Dec 5, 10:01 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Nw Murphysboro, IL | POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD ON CAMERA EM WILL SEND VIDEO IF THEY CAN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
136
WFUS53 KPAH 060329
TORPAH
ILC077-MOC157-060400-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0024.211206T0329Z-211206T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
929 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Jackson County in southern Illinois...
Southeastern Perry County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 1000 PM CST.
* At 929 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Altenburg, or 10 miles east of
Perryville, 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Murphysboro.
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 3765 8931 3764 8976 3778 8977 3779 8969
3780 8968 3780 8966 3781 8964 3788 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 261DEG 43KT 3775 8967
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
PS2 follow-up statements
975
WWUS53 KPAH 060340
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
940 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021
MOC157-060350-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211206T0400Z/
Perry MO-
940 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3769 8931 3775 8962 3775 8967 3778 8966
3780 8967 3788 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 258DEG 34KT 3777 8958
$$
ILC077-060400-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211206T0400Z/
Jackson IL-
940 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTY...
At 940 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southwest of Ava, or 13 miles west of
Murphysboro, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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.
Locations impacted include...
Murphysboro and Gorham.
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 3769 8931 3775 8962 3775 8967 3778 8966
3780 8967 3788 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 258DEG 34KT 3777 8958
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
PS492
WWUS53 KPAH 060350
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
950 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021
ILC077-060400-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-211206T0400Z/
Jackson IL-
950 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTY...
At 949 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ava, or near Murphysboro, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Murphysboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3774 8931 3776 8951 3784 8951 3788 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 257DEG 40KT 3780 8946
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
PSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 9:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Bollinger, Carter, Perry, Wayne | 62 min |
| Dec 5, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 48 min |
| Dec 5, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Perry | 30 min |
| Dec 5, 10:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Perry | 18 min |
| Dec 5, 10:38 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau | 3 hr |
| Dec 5, 10:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Carter, Wayne | 49 min |
| 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 6, 2:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Mississippi | 45 min |
| Dec 5, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac | 23 min |
| Dec 5, 8:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 11 min |
| Dec 5, 9:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jackson, Williamson | 46 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, 10:45 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 |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.