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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this wind advisory at Dec 15, 2021, 3:30 AM CST for 9 counties in Missouri; 15 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2021, 3:30 AM CST (09:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
All 24 counties
Alexander County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Perry County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 291 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
943 WWUS73 KPAH 150930 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Paducah KY 330 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ILZ075>078-080>086-088-089-092-093-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>111- 152200- /O.NEW.KPAH.WI.Y.0003.211215T1800Z-211216T0900Z/ Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Union-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski- Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-Butler- Stoddard-Scott- Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Jonesboro, Vienna, Cairo, Mound City, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Piedmont, Van Buren, Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, and Sikeston 330 AM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. * WHEN...From noon today to 3 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tornado recovery operations outside will be impacted. High profile vehicles and tractor trailers should use extra caution. Dangerous high wave conditions are expected on area lakes too. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
779 WWUS73 KPAH 152200 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Paducah KY 400 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ILZ075>078-080>086-088-089-092-093-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>111- 160900- /O.CON.KPAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-211216T0900Z/ Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Union-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski- Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-Butler- Stoddard-Scott- Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Jonesboro, Vienna, Cairo, Mound City, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Piedmont, Van Buren, Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, and Sikeston 400 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts from 40 to to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Southern Illinois and much of southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tornado recovery operations outside will be impacted. High profile vehicles and tractor trailers should use extra caution. Dangerous high wave conditions are expected on area lakes too. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
083 WWUS73 KPAH 160206 NPWPAH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Paducah KY 806 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ILZ075>078-080>086-088-089-092-093-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>111- 160900- /O.CON.KPAH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-211216T0900Z/ Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Union-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski- Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-Butler- Stoddard-Scott- Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion, Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi, Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Jonesboro, Vienna, Cairo, Mound City, Perryville, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Piedmont, Van Buren, Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, and Sikeston 806 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts from 40 to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Most of southern Illinois and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High profile vehicles and tractor trailers should use extra caution. Dangerous high wave conditions are expected on area lakes too. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ RJP
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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.