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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2021, 4:07 PM CDT for Wayne County, Illinois. It was in force for 23 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
- Jun 8, 2021, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Wayne County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1002 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
262
WFUS53 KPAH 082107
TORPAH
ILC191-082130-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0009.210608T2107Z-210608T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
407 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Wayne County in south central Illinois...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 407 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Schnell, or 11 miles northeast of
Fairfield, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Wayne County, including the following locations...
Mount Erie.
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.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Paducah.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8815 3858 8815 3850 8823 3851 8830
3860 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 191DEG 14KT 3852 8826
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SMITH2 follow-up statements
340
WWUS53 KPAH 082119
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
419 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
ILC191-082130-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210608T2130Z/
Wayne IL-
419 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
At 419 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Schnell, or 14 miles southwest of Olney, moving
north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Wayne County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3860 8817 3857 8818 3854 8822 3854 8827
3860 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 191DEG 14KT 3857 8824
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SMITH786
WWUS53 KPAH 082128
SVSPAH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
428 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
ILC191-082137-
/O.EXP.KPAH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210608T2130Z/
Wayne IL-
428 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
430 PM CDT...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to
expire. However heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Paducah.
LAT...LON 3860 8817 3857 8818 3854 8822 3854 8827
3860 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 191DEG 14KT 3858 8824
$$
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.