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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 433, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2023, 6:28 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky; 7 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 35 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 29, 2023, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2023, 7:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alexander County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY, McCracken County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 1630 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1241 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 29, 3:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 3:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 329 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2023 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-301000- 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- 329 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2023 /429 PM EDT Sat Jul 29 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight An area of thunderstorms will move east southeast across the Quad State this evening. The greatest coverage is expected along the I-64 corridor and eventually down into the Pennyrile region of Kentucky. A few strong to severe storms may produce damaging winds, to go along with torrential rainfall and deadly lightning. A Heat Advisory remains in effect for the entire region through 7 PM. Refer to the product for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a chance for thunderstorms on Sunday, mainly over southeast Missouri. A few severe storms with damaging winds cannot be ruled out, but locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the primary concerns. Daily thunderstorm chances will be focused over western portions of the region early in the work week and then will shift to the eastern half of the area Wednesday and Thursday. A cold front Friday may provide a focus for more widespread thunderstorm coverage. A few strong to severe storms cannot be ruled out, especially Wednesday through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be requested late this afternoon and this evening, mainly over southern Illinois and the Evansville Tri State. DRS
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Local storm report, Jul 29, 5:42 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 68 min |
| Jul 29, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 62 min |
| Jul 29, 4:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jefferson, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 5:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 51 min |
| Jul 29, 7:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 7:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hamilton | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, White | 26 min |
| Jul 29, 8:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 67 min |
| Jul 29, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Perry, Williamson | 60 min |
| Jul 29, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jackson, Union | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Johnson, Union, Williamson | 50 min |
| Jul 29, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Saline, Wayne | 64 min |
| Jul 29, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline and 2 more | 44 min |
| Jul 29, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Williamson | 16 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.