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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Paducah, KY

July 2, 20234 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2023, 6:20 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 40 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: Jul 2, 2023, 6:20 PM CDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Christian County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 2, 12:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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: 1255 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 762 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 6.1

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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 Jul 2, 6:08 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:08 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 2:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
222 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2023

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-031930-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-
Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-
Muhlenberg-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-
Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
222 PM CDT Sun Jul 2 2023 /322 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 8pm central
this evening for the Quad State region.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are developing this afternoon
through early tonight. Some of these storms will be severe, with
damaging winds, large hail, and a tornado or two all possible. The
greatest risk of severe weather will be across southwest Indiana,
southern Illinois, the Missouri Bootheel, and western Kentucky.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There is a daily chance of thunderstorms Tuesday through Saturday.
The activity is expected to be isolated Tuesday and Wednesday,
more numerous on Thursday, and isolated on Friday and Saturday.
Heavy rain and lightning will be the primary hazards, but periods
of stronger storms cannot be ruled out, especially on Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of severe weather hazards and flooding issues are
appreciated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:28 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:49 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:54 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:56 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:05 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:16 PM CDT, 4 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
Jul 1, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Lyon	31 min
Jul 1, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins	30 min
Jul 1, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	19 min
Jul 1, 8:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Fulton	37 min
Jul 1, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman	46 min
Jul 1, 9:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Graves, McCracken, Marshall	41 min
Jul 1, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken, Marshall	24 min
Jul 1, 9:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	McLean	29 min
Jul 1, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg	40 min
Jul 1, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg and 1 more	23 min
Jul 1, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hopkins, Muhlenberg	31 min
Jul 1, 11:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Muhlenberg	16 min
Jul 2, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Lyon	26 min
Jul 2, 2:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess, McLean	3 hr
Jul 2, 3:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall	37 min
Jul 2, 4:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Webster	118 min
Jul 2, 12:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	41 min
Jul 2, 1:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Henderson, Union	51 min
Jul 2, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	42 min
Jul 2, 2:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	47 min
Jul 2, 2:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Henderson, Union	3 hr
Jul 2, 2:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	41 min
Jul 2, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	45 min
Jul 2, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Ballard, McCracken	45 min
Jul 2, 3:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Henderson, Union	3 hr
Jul 2, 3:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Ballard, McCracken	9 min
Jul 2, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	32 min
Jul 2, 3:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess	3 hr
Jul 2, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston, McCracken	41 min
Jul 2, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Daviess	39 min
Jul 2, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Henderson, Union, Webster	31 min
Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, McCracken	42 min
Jul 2, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken	24 min
Jul 2, 4:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Ballard, McCracken	98 min
Jul 2, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	41 min
Jul 2, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, McCracken and 1 more	35 min
Jul 2, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell	24 min
Jul 2, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins	35 min
Jul 2, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell, Calloway, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg	56 min
Jul 2, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd	44 min
Jul 2, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg, Todd	19 min
Jul 2, 12:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Massac	26 min
Jul 2, 12:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White	47 min
Jul 2, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Williamson	40 min
Jul 2, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Union, Williamson	46 min
Jul 2, 1:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Saline, Williamson	39 min
Jul 2, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Saline, Williamson	47 min
Jul 2, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Saline, White	48 min
Jul 2, 2:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White, Williamson	3 hr
Jul 2, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Williamson	35 min
Jul 2, 2:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Jackson, Pulaski, Union	3 hr
Jul 2, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander	38 min
Jul 2, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski, Union	43 min
Jul 2, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Williamson	38 min
Jul 2, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	52 min
Jul 2, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wayne, White	43 min
Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Pulaski	117 min
Jul 2, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	43 min
Jul 1, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler	46 min
Jul 1, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	New Madrid	28 min
Jul 2, 1:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Mississippi	35 min
Jul 2, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Perry	20 min

Nearby

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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.