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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY

April 13, 2022Caldwell County, Lyon County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2022, 4:45 PM CDT for Caldwell County, Lyon County, Kentucky. It was in force for 30 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2022, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 13, 2022, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Caldwell County, KY, Lyon County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 13, 5:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG7 Nne Rockcastle, KYMANY TREETOPS BENT OVER NEAR LAMASCO. STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IDENTIFIED AS CAUSE DURING SURVEY.
Apr 13, 5:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sse Princeton, KYTREETOPS BENT OVER WEST OF MCGOWAN. CAUSE IDENTIFIED AS NON-TORNADIC WINDS DURING STORM SURVEY.
Apr 13, 5:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Sse Princeton, KYTREES BENT OVER ALONG SR 128. CAUSE IDENTIFIED AS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS DURING DAMAGE SURVEY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 13, 3:35 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 2022-04-13Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2022-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 242 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
1286 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
313 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

761 
WFUS53 KPAH 132145
TORPAH
KYC033-143-132215-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0021.220413T2145Z-220413T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
445 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Caldwell County in western Kentucky...
  Lyon County in western Kentucky...

* Until 515 PM CDT.
    
* At 445 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles northeast of Benton, moving northeast at 60
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Eddyville around 500 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Princeton.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 24 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 40 and 57.
 Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 68 and 83.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3690 8818 3693 8819 3698 8824 3700 8821
      3701 8821 3702 8822 3721 8789 3700 8773
      3697 8777 3695 8786 3696 8787 3696 8790
      3691 8801 3687 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 241DEG 54KT 3692 8825 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

RJP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 1:48 AM CDTWind AdvisoryPAHBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more16 hr
Apr 13, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarlisle, Hickman43 min
Apr 13, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton40 min
Apr 13, 3:26 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHFulton19 min
Apr 13, 3:38 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Hickman16 min
Apr 13, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall56 min
Apr 13, 3:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHBallard, Calloway, Carlisle, Graves, Hickman, McCracken and 1 more4 hr
Apr 13, 4:04 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman26 min
Apr 13, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCalloway, Graves, Marshall27 min
Apr 13, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCalloway, Marshall32 min
Apr 13, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHTrigg31 min
Apr 13, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCrittenden37 min
Apr 13, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHCaldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon, McLean and 4 more56 min
Apr 13, 5:09 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCaldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Trigg39 min
Apr 13, 5:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHCaldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and 1 more3 hr
Apr 13, 5:33 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Muhlenberg, Todd42 min
Apr 13, 5:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHChristian, Trigg87 min
Apr 13, 5:43 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHMcLean, Muhlenberg32 min
Apr 13, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTodd13 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.