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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Paducah, KY

February 22, 20224 counties in Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 22, 2022, 3:59 AM CST for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2022, 3:59 AM CST (09:59 UTC)
Expired
Feb 22, 2022, 4:30 AM CST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 22, 3:52 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 243 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2022-02-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 764 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2022-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 445 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
764 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
446 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
445 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
549 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
12.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 22, 3:46 AM CST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 3:46 AM CST, 13 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 3:22 AM CST, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
322 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

MOZ100-107>109-221000-
Butler MO-Carter MO-Wayne MO-Ripley MO-
322 AM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Carter,
Ripley, south central Wayne and Butler Counties through 400 AM CST...

At 321 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Handy to near Attica. Movement was
northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Hunter around 335 AM CST.
  Budapest around 340 AM CST.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Naylor,
Ellsinore, Milltown, Oxly, Neelyville, Brush Arbor, Williamsville,
Hendrickson and Harviell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Paducah.

If on or near Current River, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.

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LAT...LON 3711 9037 3650 9029 3650 9108 3678 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0921Z 247DEG 51KT 3671 9105 3639 9100

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

SMITH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 7:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman26 days
Feb 21, 7:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston23 days
Feb 21, 7:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHLivingston, McCracken23 days
Feb 22, 5:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton36 min
Feb 22, 5:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarlisle, Graves, Hickman18 min
Feb 22, 6:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHFulton19 min
Feb 22, 6:26 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHFulton, Hickman19 min
Feb 22, 6:47 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHGraves, Hickman22 min
Feb 22, 7:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway26 min
Feb 22, 7:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian, Muhlenberg, Todd43 min
Feb 22, 7:23 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman6 hr
Feb 22, 7:37 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTrigg8 min
Feb 22, 8:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTodd29 min
Feb 22, 8:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Todd22 min
Feb 22, 12:55 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman6 hr
Feb 22, 2:18 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningPAHBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 6 more51 hr
Feb 22, 4:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHUnion28 min
Feb 22, 3:22 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHButler, Ripley38 min
Feb 22, 3:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne29 min
Feb 22, 4:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Ripley, Stoddard32 min
Feb 22, 5:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHNew Madrid47 min

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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.