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Tornado Warning 119, NWS Paducah, KY

July 9, 2024Wabash County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this tornado warning at Jul 9, 2024, 5:15 PM CDT for Wabash County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 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 9, 2024, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2024, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in

County Wabash County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 9, 2:07 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 334 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2024-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
334 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
612 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 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 tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jul 9, 4:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • The remnants of Beryl will gradually lift northeast out of the Quad State tonight. Isolated storms will continue to pose a tornado and flash flooding threat over the Pennyrile region of west Kentucky and Evansville Tri State through early evening.
  • Isolated showers and storms will be possible Wednesday through Thursday, but temperatures will be a few degrees below normal.
  • High pressure aloft builds in through the weekend, resulting in temperatures well into the 90s. Heat indices will reach the triple digits by Sunday and could climb over 105 degrees early next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 4:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
403 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- The remnants of Beryl will gradually lift northeast out of the
  Quad State tonight. Isolated storms will continue to pose a
  tornado and flash flooding threat over the Pennyrile region of
  west Kentucky and Evansville Tri State through early evening.

- Isolated showers and storms will be possible Wednesday through
  Thursday, but temperatures will be a few degrees below normal.

- High pressure aloft builds in through the weekend, resulting
  in temperatures well into the 90s. Heat indices will reach the
  triple digits by Sunday and could climb over 105 degrees
  early next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 403 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024

A north/south oriented boundary located from near Harrisburg
Illinois to Murray Kentucky has a broken line of showers and
storms along it. The boundary separates cooler air behind it from
the tropical soup ahead of it. Scattered thunderstorms ahead of
the line remain capable of producing tornadoes and damaging
winds. The widespread heavy rains have not really developed over
the region today and we have already cancelled western portions
of the Flood Watch. However, along and ahead of the boundary,
locally heavy rainfall still has the potential to briefly
overwhelm drainage systems and result in some flooding issues.
So will keep the Flood Watch going along and ahead of the boundary
into this evening. The Flood Watch will likely be cancelled well
before its 12Z Wednesday expiration.

As Beryl lifts northeast, another upper disturbance will rotate
southward through the Mississippi Valley Wednesday into
Thursday. Much of the 12Z and later guidance generates some
isolated convection associated with this feature Wednesday
through Thursday. Decided to insert some slight chance PoPs to
account for the possibility.

High pressure aloft will build northward over the Quad State
Friday into Saturday, but lower-amplitude troughing will linger
to the north/northeast of the region. The ridging should win out
over the Quad State and keep the area dry through the weekend
and into early next week. Temperatures will climb up above
normal by Saturday and reach the middle 90s Sunday through next
Tuesday. Persistent south winds will eventually bring
significant low-level moisture back to the region, allowing heat
indices to climb into the triple digits Sunday and possibly over
105 Monday and Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024

Really tricky forecast this period with cigs bouncing around,
and precip off and on thanks to the remnants of Beryl. Cigs are
mainly MVFR with occasional IFR passing through until later in
the period when IFR may persist more. Showers and storms are
expected to impact the terminals at various times throughout the
period due to remnants of Beryl passing through. This may
decrease visibility at times. Wind is also expected to increase
overnight particularly around the Evansville Tri-State with
gusts to around 20-25 kts at times.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for ILZ075>078-080>091-
     094.
MO...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for MOZ076.
IN...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for INZ081-085-086.
KY...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for KYZ005>008-010-014-
     018.

&&

DISCUSSION...DRS
AVIATION...SHAWKEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 4:16 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
416 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-101000-
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-
416 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024 /516 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Severe storms with primarily a tornado threat will continue across
the Evansville Tri State and the Pennyrile region of west Kentucky
into the early evening. Locally heavy rainfall will accompany the
thunderstorms, and could lead to some brief, relatively minor
flooding issues, as drainage systems are briefly overwhelmed by
the tropical rains. The Flood Watch continues mainly east of the
Mississippi River.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Minor river flooding is forecast to continue and may increase due
to the remnants of Beryl.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday into Thursday. A
brief heavy downpour and lightning will be the main concerns.

Triple digit heat indices will be possible throughout the region
Sunday and Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters over the Evansville Tri State and Pennyrile region of
west Kentucky should be active with the Tornado Watch in effect.

DRS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
338 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0332 PM     Tornado          6 N Sturgis             37.63N 88.01W
07/09/2024                   Union              KY   Emergency Mngr

            Warned Tornado confirmed on the ground.

&&

BM
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 12:47 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCalloway, Marshall, Trigg17 min
Jul 9, 2:18 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Todd11 min
Jul 9, 2:31 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHMuhlenberg11 min
Jul 9, 3:06 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCrittenden, Union24 min
Jul 9, 3:26 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHUnion34 min
Jul 9, 3:46 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatPAHHenderson, Union44 min
Jul 9, 4:55 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHWabash35 min
Jul 9, 5:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHWhite3 hr
Jul 9, 5:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHWabash3 hr

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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.