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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Paducah, KY

December 10, 2021Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2021, 10:47 PM CST for Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Missouri. It was in force for 21 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, 10:47 PM CST (04:47 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 11:08 PM CST
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Bollinger County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Perry County, MO

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 10, 3:07 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 302 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1725 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 398 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1725 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
398 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
420 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
4.8
Supercell composite
16.2

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The text

As transmitted.

950 
WFUS53 KPAH 110447
TORPAH
MOC017-031-157-110530-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0047.211211T0447Z-211211T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1047 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Bollinger County in southeastern Missouri...
  Southwestern Perry County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northwestern Cape Girardeau County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 1130 PM CST.
    
* At 1046 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Marquand, or 7 miles southeast of
  Fredericktown, moving east at 50 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Patton around 1100 PM CST.
  Alliance around 1105 PM CST.
  Daisy around 1115 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Oak
Ridge, Sedgewickville and Longtown.

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 3754 9014 3760 9014 3772 8976 3746 8971
      3741 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 248DEG 43KT 3748 9022 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Rothstein
2 follow-up statements
413 
WWUS53 KPAH 110500
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1100 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

MOC017-031-157-110530-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-211211T0530Z/
Bollinger MO-Perry MO-Cape Girardeau MO-
1100 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BOLLINGER...SOUTHWESTERN PERRY AND NORTHWESTERN CAPE
GIRARDEAU COUNTIES...
    
At 1100 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Alliance, or 15 miles southwest of Perryville,
moving east at 50 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Bollinger, southwestern Perry and northwestern Cape
Girardeau Counties, including the following locations...
Sedgewickville and Longtown.

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 3772 8976 3754 8973 3749 9010 3761 9011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0500Z 248DEG 43KT 3754 9002 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Rothstein
446 
WWUS53 KPAH 110508
SVSPAH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO
1108 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

MOC017-031-157-110518-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-211211T0530Z/
Bollinger MO-Perry MO-Cape Girardeau MO-
1108 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOLLINGER...SOUTHWESTERN
PERRY AND NORTHWESTERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for southeastern
Missouri. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 500 AM CST for
southeastern Missouri.

LAT...LON 3772 8976 3754 8973 3749 9010 3761 9011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 248DEG 43KT 3758 8991 

$$

Rothstein

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 8:10 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatPAHNew Madrid23 min
Dec 10, 8:29 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatPAHMississippi61 min
Dec 10, 8:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard52 min
Dec 10, 9:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCape Girardeau, Mississippi, Scott39 min
Dec 10, 9:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMississippi, New Madrid, Scott49 min
Dec 10, 9:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMississippi41 min
Dec 10, 10:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Wayne25 min
Dec 10, 11:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry39 min
Dec 10, 11:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCape Girardeau, Perry42 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.