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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Paducah, KY

December 10, 2021Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pope County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 10:30 PM CST for Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pope County, Illinois. It was in force for 45 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: Dec 10, 2021, 10:30 PM CST (04:30 UTC)
Expired: Dec 10, 2021, 11:15 PM CST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 10, 3:07 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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: 182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 391 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 370 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

234 
WFUS53 KPAH 110430
TORPAH
ILC127-151-KYC055-139-110515-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0043.211211T0430Z-211211T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1030 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Massac County in southern Illinois...
  Southeastern Pope County in southern Illinois...
  Southwestern Crittenden County in western Kentucky...
  Central Livingston County in western Kentucky...

* Until 1115 PM CST.
    
* At 1029 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Brookport, or near Paducah, moving
  northeast at 45 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...
  Burna around 1050 PM CST.
  Salem and Joy around 1055 PM CST.

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 3715 8870 3746 8824 3746 8822 3724 8805
      3710 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 238DEG 39KT 3714 8860 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Perez

2 follow-up statements

273 
WWUS53 KPAH 110450
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1050 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

ILC127-151-110500-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-211211T0515Z/
Massac IL-Pope IL-
1050 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSAC AND SOUTHEASTERN POPE
COUNTIES 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 1100 PM CST for southern
Illinois...and western Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3726 8836 3746 8824 3746 8822 3724 8805
      3718 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 235DEG 30KT 3729 8827 

$$

KYC055-139-110515-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-211211T0515Z/
Crittenden KY-Livingston KY-
1050 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES...
    
At 1050 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Salem, or 10 miles west of Marion, moving northeast
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
southwestern Crittenden and northeastern Livingston Counties.

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 3726 8836 3746 8824 3746 8822 3724 8805
      3718 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 235DEG 30KT 3729 8827 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Perez

422 
WWUS53 KPAH 110514
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1114 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

KYC055-139-110524-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-211211T0515Z/
Crittenden KY-Livingston KY-
1114 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND NORTHEASTERN
LIVINGSTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for southern
Illinois...and western Kentucky. A Tornado Watch also remains in
effect until 500 AM CST for southern Illinois...and western Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3726 8836 3746 8824 3746 8822 3724 8805
      3718 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 238DEG 39KT 3742 8801 

$$

Perez

The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 10, 7:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	48 min
Dec 10, 8:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg	41 min
Dec 10, 8:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Trigg	34 min
Dec 10, 8:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Fulton, Hickman	61 min
Dec 10, 8:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg	42 min
Dec 10, 9:05 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Graves, Marshall	40 min
Dec 10, 9:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard	39 min
Dec 10, 9:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	McLean, Muhlenberg	20 min
Dec 10, 9:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	Graves	9 min
Dec 10, 9:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Graves, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall	50 min
Dec 10, 9:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	Marshall	15 min
Dec 10, 9:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, McCracken	41 min
Dec 10, 10:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon	51 min
Dec 10, 10:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	Caldwell	13 min
Dec 10, 10:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins	29 min
Dec 10, 10:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	39 min
Dec 10, 10:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	Hopkins, Muhlenberg	31 min
Dec 10, 10:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	McLean, Muhlenberg	17 min
Dec 10, 11:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Hopkins, Union, Webster	36 min
Dec 10, 11:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Webster	28 min
Dec 10, 11:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean, Webster	34 min
Dec 10, 11:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Calloway	15 min
Dec 11, 12:03 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Christian, Trigg	42 min
Dec 11, 12:29 AM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	PAH	Todd	21 min
Dec 11, 1:46 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Calloway, Christian, Todd, Trigg	8 hr
Dec 11, 1:49 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd	26 min
Dec 10, 11:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Union, Williamson	42 min
Dec 11, 12:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Saline, Wayne, White and 1 more	32 min
Dec 11, 12:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, White	38 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.