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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Paducah, KY

March 30, 2022Wayne County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Mar 30, 2022, 6:05 PM CDT for Wayne County, Illinois. It was in force for 14 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: Mar 30, 2022, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2022, 6:19 PM CDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Wayne County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 30, 2:44 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 192 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 997 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Mar 30, 3:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
348 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

.SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Friday night)
Issued at 348 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

The line of convection moving in is more or less on track with CAM
modeling, within an hour or so. There is some concern the models are
producing minor inversions that may inhibit deeper convection, but
we're going to make a judgment that the overall forcing and
increasing layer ascent will overcome any such inhibitor. As a
result, convective drafts should be able to push down damaging
winds, especially in accelerated lines or quasi-linear modes that
are anticipated to evolve. Non-thunderstorm winds are already
gusting into the lower 50s mph, as expected, it won't take much
for damaging downdrafts.

The event should draw down this evening, as the convective line
exits our eastern counties by/before 03Z. After that, the forecast
is routine, and cooler. Some wrap-around may prolong a chance of
showers and delay a clear-out, as the actual primary long wave
trof does not fully pass until 24-36 hours later. Then it's high
pressure sliding in/overhead and cooler air, with 50s/30s temps
to finish out the near term.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday through Wednesday)
Issued at 348 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

There will be another opportunity over the weekend for some light
rain in the northern half of the region as a minor mid level
shortwave moves eastward through our region. Otherwise, expect
gradually moderating temps and mostly clear skies through the
weekend. Early next week, the medium range models suggest we will
enter a wetter, but mild period as a complex series of mid level
shortwaves and surface low pressure systems move through our
region, with limited lightning potential. However, rainfall will
not be occurring constantly, but clouds will be on the plentiful
side.

&&

.AVIATION...
Issued at 348 PM CDT Wed Mar 30 2022

Strong winds will be the primary hazard amongst a variety of
issues this TAF period. Southerly non-thunderstorm winds will
continue with 20-25 kts sustained and gusts to 35-40 kts during
the daytime hours. Showers will continue to move eastward across
the region, followed by an organized line of storms moving
eastward into the early evening. Thunder is included for the more
likely time of arrival. A temporary drop to MVFR or IFR vsby is
likely with the heavier rain/storms and a drop to MVFR cigs is
likely during and in the hours after the storms. A cold front
behind the storm line will shift winds towards westerly for late
this evening and overnight as winds decrease but remain breezy.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for ILZ075>078-080>094.

MO...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for MOZ076-086-087-100-
     107>112-114.

IN...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for INZ081-082-085>088.

KY...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for KYZ001>022.

&&

SHORT TERM...DH/DB
LONG TERM...DB
AVIATION...ATL/DB

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 6:03 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Fulton, Hickman	31 min
Mar 30, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman	47 min
Mar 30, 4:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Hickman	23 min
Mar 30, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall	42 min
Mar 30, 4:49 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston and 1 more	116 min
Mar 30, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken	47 min
Mar 30, 5:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Livingston, Lyon, Marshall	23 min
Mar 30, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon	34 min
Mar 30, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall	45 min
Mar 30, 5:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Calloway, Livingston, Marshall	2 hr
Mar 30, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Union, Webster	37 min
Mar 30, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	48 min
Mar 30, 6:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Lyon, Trigg	2 hr
Mar 30, 6:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 3 more	3 hr
Mar 30, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Christian, Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster	35 min
Mar 30, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, Union, Webster	66 min
Mar 30, 4:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Alexander	27 min
Mar 30, 4:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson	40 min
Mar 30, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jefferson, Wayne	43 min
Mar 30, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson	50 min
Mar 30, 5:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Union, Williamson	115 min
Mar 30, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	52 min
Mar 30, 5:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Hamilton, Pope, Saline	114 min
Mar 30, 6:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Edwards, Gallatin, Hardin, Wabash, Wayne, White	94 min
Mar 30, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, White	47 min
Mar 30, 6:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	White	13 min
Mar 30, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Ripley	46 min
Mar 30, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	New Madrid, Stoddard	66 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.