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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 263, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2024, 10:11 AM CDT for Wabash County, Illinois. It was in force for 49 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 30, 2024, 10:11 AM CDT (15:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Wabash County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:14 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 30, 10:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 695 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1102 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
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 30, 9:24 AM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 9:24 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 9:28 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 928 AM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-311430- 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- 928 AM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024 /1028 AM EDT Tue Jul 30 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms capable of heavy rain and gusty or damaging winds will be possible through late this morning over parts of southeast Illinois, southwest Indiana and perhaps northwest Kentucky. A second complex of storms is forecast to move into the region late this afternoon. This line may be more organized with stronger damaging wind gust and heavy rain potential. The risk of severe weather has increased over southwest Indiana and southeast Illinois and may move as far south as Cape Girardeau or Paducah and vicinity later this evening. Flash flooding may also occur if storms linger over any area for a long period of time. Dangerous heat index values are expected with peak afternoon heat indices will range from 105 to 115. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Daily storm chances will contain heavy rain with localized flooding potential as their main hazard, though lightning and gusty winds will be possible with stronger storms as well. Afternoon heat indices through Friday will range into and through the triple digits. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely across much of southeast IL, southwest Indiana and northwest Kentucky and may become necessary over the entire area before the day is over. JGG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 29 min |
| Jul 30, 11:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 49 min |
| Jul 30, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess | 32 min |
| Jul 30, 11:53 AM CDT | Flood Watch | PAH | Caldwell, Daviess, Henderson, Union | 10 hr |
| Jul 30, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 29 min |
| Jul 30, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 46 min |
| Jul 30, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union, Webster | 37 min |
| Jul 30, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Webster | 28 min |
| Jul 30, 4:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Webster | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 43 min |
| Jul 30, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson | 50 min |
| Jul 30, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Union | 108 min |
| Jul 30, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Union | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 41 min |
| Jul 30, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, McLean | 58 min |
| Jul 30, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Livingston | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson, Wayne | 50 min |
| Jul 29, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 50 min |
| Jul 29, 10:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jefferson | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 10:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Gallatin, Hamilton | 47 min |
| Jul 29, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jul 29, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Jul 30, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 12:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Perry | 66 min |
| Jul 30, 11:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | White | 49 min |
| Jul 30, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Jackson | 48 min |
| Jul 30, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hardin | 30 min |
| Jul 30, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Williamson | 22 min |
| Jul 30, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Franklin | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Jefferson, Perry | 42 min |
| Jul 30, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson | 46 min |
| Jul 30, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 38 min |
| Jul 30, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Saline, White | 49 min |
| Jul 30, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 45 min |
| Jul 30, 5:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Perry | 92 min |
| Jul 30, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 43 min |
| Jul 30, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Saline | 40 min |
| Jul 30, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 47 min |
| Jul 30, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline | 49 min |
| Jul 30, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wabash | 25 min |
| Jul 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 45 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.