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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Paducah, KY

March 25, 202114 counties in Kentucky; 6 counties in Indiana; 14 counties in Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2021, 3:55 AM CDT for 14 counties in Kentucky; 6 counties in Indiana; 14 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Mar 25, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2021, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 25, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 25, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
All 34 counties

Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Saline County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Caldwell County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 217 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2432 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

186 
WWUS73 KPAH 250855
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
355 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

ILZ075>078-080>087-090-091-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ007-010>022-
252100-
/O.NEW.KPAH.WI.Y.0001.210326T0000Z-210326T0900Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Gibson-Pike-
Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Livingston-Crittenden-Lyon-
Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-
Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, 
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Golconda, Elizabethtown, Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, 
Evansville, Boonville, Rockport, Smithland, Marion, Eddyville, 
Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, Madisonville, Hopkinsville,
Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, Greenville, and Elkton
355 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and
  southern Illinois, generally along and northeast of a line from
  Carbondale Illinois to Cadiz Kentucky.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down, and with wet soil conditions some trees
  could be uprooted. A few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

DRS
2 follow-up statements
662 
WWUS73 KPAH 251936
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
236 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

ILZ075>078-080>087-090-091-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ007-010>022-
260900-
/O.CON.KPAH.WI.Y.0001.210326T0000Z-210326T0900Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Gibson-Pike-
Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Livingston-Crittenden-Lyon-
Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-
Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, 
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Golconda, Elizabethtown, Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, 
Evansville, Boonville, Rockport, Smithland, Marion, Eddyville, 
Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, Madisonville, Hopkinsville,
Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, Greenville, and Elkton
236 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and 
  southern Illinois, generally along and northeast of a line 
  from Carbondale Illinois to Cadiz Kentucky.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down, and with wet soil conditions some
  trees could be uprooted. A few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

SP
084 
WWUS73 KPAH 260445
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1145 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

ILZ075>078-080>087-090-091-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ007-010>022-
260545-
/O.CAN.KPAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210326T0900Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Gibson-Pike-
Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Livingston-Crittenden-Lyon-
Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-
Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, 
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Golconda, Elizabethtown, Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, 
Evansville, Boonville, Rockport, Smithland, Marion, Eddyville, 
Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, Madisonville, Hopkinsville,
Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, Greenville, and Elkton
1145 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are no longer expect to be an impact for the rest of the
night. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson47 min
Mar 25, 6:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHPike38 min

Nearby

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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.