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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 10:31 PM CST for Caldwell County, Hopkins County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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 10, 2021, 10:31 PM CST (04:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 11:00 PM CST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Catastrophic
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Caldwell County, KY, Hopkins County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 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 10, 10:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Dawson Springs, KY | MAJOR DAMAGE WITH BUILDINGS LEVELED, MULTIPLE INJURIES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 148 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
190
WFUS53 KPAH 110431
TORPAH
KYC033-107-110500-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0044.211211T0431Z-211211T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1031 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR Dawson Springs and St. Charles...
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Caldwell County in western Kentucky...
Southwestern Hopkins County in northwestern Kentucky...
* Until 1100 PM CST.
* At 1030 PM CST, a confirmed large and destructive tornado was
observed over Dawson Springs, moving northeast at 45 mph.
TORNADO EMERGENCY for Dawson Springs and St. Charles. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Deadly tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.
* The tornado will be near...
Nortonville around 1045 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include St.
Charles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid
windows. If in a mobile home, a vehicle or outdoors, move to the
closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3713 8760 3715 8768 3710 8769 3709 8770
3708 8772 3720 8782 3733 8760 3718 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 238DEG 39KT 3717 8769
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Perez2 follow-up statements
856
WWUS53 KPAH 110439
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1039 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
KYC033-110447-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-211211T0500Z/
Caldwell KY-
1039 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for western and
northwestern Kentucky. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
200 AM CST for south central Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3713 8760 3715 8768 3718 8771 3719 8775
3721 8775 3719 8777 3721 8776 3723 8778
3733 8760 3718 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 238DEG 39KT 3721 8760
$$
KYC107-110500-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-211211T0500Z/
Hopkins KY-
1039 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR NORTH OF ST.CHARLES,KY...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HOPKINS COUNTY...
At 1037 PM CST, a confirmed large and destructive tornado was located
near Dawson Springs, moving northeast at 45 mph.
TORNADO EMERGENCY for NORTH OF ST.CHARLES,KY. This is a PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Deadly tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may
be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes
will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction
is possible.
The tornado will be near...
Nortonville around 1045 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include St.
Charles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous, and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid
windows. If in a mobile home, a vehicle or outdoors, move to the
closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3713 8760 3715 8768 3718 8771 3719 8775
3721 8775 3719 8777 3721 8776 3723 8778
3733 8760 3718 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 238DEG 39KT 3721 8760
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Perez711
WWUS53 KPAH 110452
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1052 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
KYC107-110502-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-211211T0500Z/
Hopkins KY-
1052 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HOPKINS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1100 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for western and
northwestern Kentucky. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
200 AM CST for south central Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3713 8760 3715 8768 3718 8771 3719 8775
3721 8775 3719 8777 3721 8776 3723 8778
3733 8760 3718 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 238DEG 39KT 3729 8744
$$
PerezThe 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 | 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 | 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 | PAH | Graves | 9 min |
| Dec 10, 9:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Graves, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall | 50 min |
| Dec 10, 9:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | 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 | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 10:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Caldwell | 13 min |
| Dec 10, 10:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 45 min |
| Dec 10, 10:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 10:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 10:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | 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 | PAH | Calloway | 15 min |
| Dec 11, 12:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 12:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | 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 |
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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.