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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Paducah, KY

May 8, 202122 counties in Kentucky; 7 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2021, 2:19 PM CDT for 22 counties in Kentucky; 7 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Missouri. It took effect at May 9, 2021, 6:14 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2021, 2:19 PM CDT (19:19 UTC)
In effect from
May 9, 2021, 6:14 AM CDT
Expired
May 9, 2021, 12:41 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
All 34 counties

Alexander County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Union County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Butler County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 200 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-08Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

746 
WWUS73 KPAH 081919
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
219 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

ILZ088>094-KYZ001>022-MOZ109>112-114-091000-
/O.NEW.KPAH.WI.Y.0002.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/
Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Fulton-Hickman-
Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-
Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-
Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-
Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, 
Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, Metropolis, Hickman, Clinton, 
Bardwell, Wickliffe, Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, 
Murray, Marion, Eddyville, Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, 
Madisonville, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, 
Greenville, Elkton, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, Sikeston, 
Charleston, and New Madrid
219 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...The Bootheel Region of southeast Missouri, all of
  western Kentucky, and portions of southern Illinois south of
  Highway 13.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The gusty winds could uproot trees in areas
  have received heavy rain over the last few days, particularly
  across the Kentucky Pennyrile.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ILZ075>078-080>087-INZ081-082-085>088-MOZ076-086-087-100-107-108-
091000-
/O.NEW.KPAH.LW.Y.0001.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Gibson-Pike-Posey-
Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-
Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, 
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, Evansville, Boonville, 
Rockport, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, 
Piedmont, Van Buren, and Doniphan
219 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...All of southwest Indiana, the Ozark Foothills region of
  southeast Missouri, and portions of southern Illinois along and
  north of Highway 13.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
442 
WWUS73 KPAH 090746
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
246 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021

ILZ088>094-KYZ001>022-MOZ109>112-114-092200-
/O.CON.KPAH.WI.Y.0002.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/
Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Fulton-Hickman-
Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-
Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-
Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-
Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, 
Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, Metropolis, Hickman, Clinton, 
Bardwell, Wickliffe, Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, 
Murray, Marion, Eddyville, Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, 
Madisonville, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, 
Greenville, Elkton, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, Sikeston, 
Charleston, and New Madrid
246 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...The Bootheel Region of southeast Missouri, all of 
  western Kentucky, and portions of southern Illinois south of 
  Highway 13.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The gusty winds could uproot trees in 
  areas have received heavy rain over the last few days, 
  particularly across the Kentucky Pennyrile.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ILZ075>078-080>087-INZ081-082-085>088-MOZ076-086-087-100-107-108-
092200-
/O.CON.KPAH.LW.Y.0001.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Gibson-Pike-Posey-
Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-
Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, 
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, Evansville, Boonville, 
Rockport, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, 
Piedmont, Van Buren, and Doniphan
246 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...All of southwest Indiana, the Ozark Foothills region 
  of southeast Missouri, and portions of southern Illinois along 
  and north of Highway 13.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$
528 
WWUS73 KPAH 091114
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
614 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021

ILZ088>094-KYZ001>022-MOZ109>112-114-092200-
/O.EXT.KPAH.WI.Y.0002.210509T1114Z-210509T2200Z/
Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Fulton-Hickman-
Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-
Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-
Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-
Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, 
Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, Metropolis, Hickman, Clinton, 
Bardwell, Wickliffe, Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, 
Murray, Marion, Eddyville, Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, 
Madisonville, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, 
Greenville, Elkton, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, Sikeston, 
Charleston, and New Madrid
614 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  or higher expected.

* WHERE...The Bootheel Region of southeast Missouri, all of 
  western Kentucky, and portions of southern Illinois south of 
  Highway 13.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ILZ075>078-080>087-INZ081-082-085>088-MOZ076-086-087-100-107-108-
092200-
/O.EXT.KPAH.LW.Y.0001.210509T1114Z-210509T2200Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Gibson-Pike-Posey-
Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-
Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, 
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, Evansville, Boonville, 
Rockport, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, 
Piedmont, Van Buren, and Doniphan
614 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...All of southwest Indiana, the Ozark Foothills region 
  of southeast Missouri, and portions of southern Illinois along 
  and north of Highway 13.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$

Smith
517 
WWUS73 KPAH 091741
NPWPAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1241 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

ILZ088>094-KYZ001>022-MOZ109>112-114-100000-
/O.CAN.KPAH.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210509T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KPAH.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210510T0000Z/
Union-Johnson-Pope-Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Fulton-Hickman-
Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-
Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-
Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-Todd-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-
Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, 
Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City, Metropolis, Hickman, Clinton, 
Bardwell, Wickliffe, Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, 
Murray, Marion, Eddyville, Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, 
Madisonville, Hopkinsville, Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, 
Greenville, Elkton, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, Sikeston, 
Charleston, and New Madrid
1241 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Southwest winds becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph with
  gusts of 30 to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Missouri, western Kentucky and 
  southern Illinois.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create
  hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$

ILZ075>078-080>087-INZ081-082-085>088-MOZ076-086-087-100-107-108-
100000-
/O.EXT.KPAH.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210510T0000Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Gibson-Pike-Posey-
Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-
Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, 
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, 
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown, 
Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, Evansville, Boonville, 
Rockport, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, 
Piedmont, Van Buren, and Doniphan
1241 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph with
  gusts of 30 to 35 mph.

* WHERE...All of southwest Indiana, southeast Missouri, southern
  Illinois, and western Kentucky.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create
  hazardous conditions for small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$

SP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 2:19 PM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryPAHBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more29 hr

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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.