Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at May 4, 2021, 3:59 AM CDT for Calloway County, Graves County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 min. 3 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
- May 4, 2021, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Calloway County, KY, Graves County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 4:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Cuba, KY | SHINGLES OFF ROOF AND OUTBUILDING DAMAGED NEAR TENNESSEE STATE LINE. |
| May 4, 4:03 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Lynnville, KY | REPORT FROM MPING: TREES DOWN. |
| May 4, 4:12 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Hazel, KY | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN FROM 2 MILES WEST OF HAZEL TO HAZEL. 2 HOUSES WITH TREES ON THEM. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 2263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 7.6
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KPAH 040859
TORPAH
KYC035-083-040930-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0005.210504T0859Z-210504T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
359 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Calloway County in western Kentucky...
Southeastern Graves County in western Kentucky...
* Until 430 AM CDT.
* At 359 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lynnville, or 15 miles southwest of Murray, moving
east at 60 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...
Murray around 415 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Harris
Grove, Hazel, New Concord and Crossland.
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 3650 8865 3656 8862 3673 8810 3669 8807
3654 8803 3650 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 255DEG 52KT 3651 8856
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DWS1 follow-up statement
639
WWUS53 KPAH 040910
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
410 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021
KYC083-040920-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210504T0930Z/
Graves KY-
410 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAVES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
western Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3650 8849 3660 8849 3673 8810 3669 8807
3666 8807 3664 8806 3654 8803 3650 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 260DEG 47KT 3655 8840
$$
KYC035-040930-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210504T0930Z/
Calloway KY-
410 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR CALLOWAY
COUNTY...
At 410 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Murray, moving east at 55 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...
Murray around 415 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Harris
Grove, Hazel, New Concord and Crossland.
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 3650 8849 3660 8849 3673 8810 3669 8807
3666 8807 3664 8806 3654 8803 3650 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 260DEG 47KT 3655 8840
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 11:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 31 min |
| May 3, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Lyon | 34 min |
| May 3, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 51 min |
| May 4, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 43 min |
| May 4, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell | 25 min |
| May 4, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess | 31 min |
| May 4, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hopkins | 52 min |
| May 4, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg | 45 min |
| May 4, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 43 min |
| May 4, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken | 64 min |
| May 4, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 55 min |
| May 4, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg | 69 min |
| May 4, 3:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg | 7 hr |
| May 4, 3:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 3 hr |
| May 4, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 53 min |
| May 4, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 40 min |
| May 4, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess, McLean | 51 min |
| May 4, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg | 52 min |
| May 4, 4:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | McCracken | 3 hr |
| May 4, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 1 more | 45 min |
| May 4, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg | 5 hr |
| May 4, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd | 39 min |
| May 4, 5:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 21 min |
| May 4, 9:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd | 110 min |
| May 4, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 6 days |
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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.