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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Paducah, KY

December 6, 2021Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 6, 2021, 4:41 AM CST for Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 19 min. 1 report 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 6, 2021, 4:41 AM CST (10:41 UTC)
Expired: Dec 6, 2021, 5:00 AM CST
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

County Todd County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Dec 6, 4:43 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ne Elkton, KY	SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE ON CLAY COLE RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

237 
WFUS53 KPAH 061041
TORPAH
KYC219-061100-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0028.211206T1041Z-211206T1100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
441 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Todd County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 500 AM CST.
    
* At 441 AM CST, a tornado producing storm was located near Elkton,
  moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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
  southeastern Todd County, including the following locations...
  Justice.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3675 8706 3673 8706 3674 8717 3692 8717
      3692 8705 3679 8706 3677 8705
TIME...MOT...LOC 1041Z 271DEG 49KT 3684 8707 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

DRS

2 follow-up statements

239 
WWUS53 KPAH 061047
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
447 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

KYC219-061100-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-211206T1100Z/
Todd KY-
447 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL TODD COUNTY...
        
At 446 AM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 7 miles southeast of
Elkton, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

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
east central Todd County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3674 8713 3676 8713 3680 8706 3673 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1046Z 266DEG 49KT 3675 8705 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

DRS

940 
WWUS53 KPAH 061055
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
455 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

KYC219-061105-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-211206T1100Z/
Todd KY-
455 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TODD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
500 AM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this line 
of thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3674 8713 3676 8713 3680 8706 3673 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1055Z 271DEG 49KT 3675 8692 

$$

DRS

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, 4:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Todd	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.