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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Paducah, KY

March 2, 202322 counties in Kentucky; 19 counties in Illinois; 11 counties in Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2023, 2:52 AM CST for 22 counties in Kentucky; 19 counties in Illinois; 11 counties in Missouri. It took effect at Mar 3, 2023, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2023, 2:52 AM CST (08:52 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2023, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 3, 2023, 7:29 PM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
All 52 counties

Alexander County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Perry County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 232 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 00:00Z on 2023-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 331 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2023-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 222 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
331 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
282 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 1, 11:38 PM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 11:38 PM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 2:55 PM CST, 11 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
255 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-022100-
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-
255 PM CST Wed Mar 1 2023 /355 PM EST Wed Mar 1 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a marginal risk of severe storms this afternoon and
evening. Damaging wind and large hail are the main severe hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

There is a marginal risk of severe storms Thursday night into
Friday morning. Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated
tornadoes are the main severe hazards.

Heavy rain is expected Thursday evening through Friday morning.
Refer to the Flood Watch product for more details.

Strong and gusty winds are forecast late Thursday night through
Friday. Sustained winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are
expected. A few storm aided wind gusts to 60 mph are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and evening
and again Thursday night into Friday morning.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 1, 9:14 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 5:06 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarlisle24 min
Mar 2, 10:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHWayne57 hr
Mar 2, 4:36 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMississippi24 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kentucky, 2023Wind Advisories in Illinois, 2023Wind Advisories in Missouri, 2023Every wind advisory in 2023

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.