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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Paducah, KY

June 25, 2024Alexander County, Union County, Illinois; Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County, Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2024, 10:01 PM CDT for Alexander County, Union County, Illinois; Bollinger County, Cape Girardeau County, Scott County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 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: Jun 25, 2024, 10:01 PM CDT (03:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2024, 10:45 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Alexander County, IL, Union County, IL, Bollinger County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Scott County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 330 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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -485 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2407 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 173 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 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 Jun 25, 6:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 6:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 2:23 PM CDT, 7 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 6:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
603 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

KYZ018-252330-
Henderson KY-
603 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 602 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Henderson, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Henderson and Robards.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 138 and 148.
 Audubon Parkway between Mile Markers 2 and 10.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3768 8741 3767 8744 3767 8747 3765 8750
      3765 8752 3770 8771 3781 8767 3781 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 280DEG 14KT 3776 8761

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RJP

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 9:08 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 9:50 PM CDT, 11 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
Jun 25, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ballard	47 min
Jun 26, 1:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell, Calloway, Graves, Lyon, Marshall	56 min
Jun 26, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	McLean	47 min
Jun 26, 1:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Trigg	43 min
Jun 26, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Calloway	44 min
Jun 26, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	67 min
Jun 25, 9:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jackson	37 min
Jun 25, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin, Williamson	40 min
Jun 25, 10:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander	38 min
Jun 25, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	34 min
Jun 25, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	34 min
Jun 25, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, Wayne	39 min
Jun 25, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Bollinger, Carter, Wayne	46 min
Jun 25, 11:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, Wayne	4 hr
Jun 26, 1:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler	24 min
Jun 26, 5:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Bollinger, Wayne	5 hr
Jun 26, 5:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Butler, Stoddard	6 hr
Jun 26, 8:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Butler, Ripley	3 hr
Jun 26, 9:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler, Ripley	4 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.