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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Paducah, KY

February 6, 2025Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 6, 2025, 2:36 PM CST for Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 24 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
Feb 6, 2025, 2:36 PM CST (20:36 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2025, 3:00 PM CST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Christian County, KY, Todd County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Feb 6, 2:22 PM CST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 2:22 PM CST, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 6, 2:27 PM CST, 9 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 6, 12:41 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1241 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

MOZ112-114-061930-
New Madrid MO-Mississippi MO-
1241 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND
NORTHEASTERN NEW MADRID COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CST...

At 1241 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Farrenburg, or 7 miles north of Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
East Prairie, Big Oak Tree State Park, Towosahgy State Historic Site,
Matthews, Anniston, and Farrenburg.

This includes Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 49 and 60.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3662 8967 3677 8968 3687 8914 3685 8914
      3684 8918 3681 8918 3679 8916 3679 8913
      3675 8912 3676 8917 3674 8920 3673 8920
      3669 8917 3667 8916 3665 8918
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 263DEG 38KT 3670 8956

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

SP
Special weather statement, Feb 6, 1:31 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
131 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

KYZ009-061945-
Calloway KY-
131 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CALLOWAY COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM CST...

At 130 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Paris Landing State Park, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
New Concord.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3662 8825 3667 8807 3661 8804 3654 8803
      3651 8804 3650 8805 3650 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 253DEG 42KT 3658 8809

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

SP
Local storm report, Feb 6, 1:39 PM CST, 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
139 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

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

0115 PM     Hail             1 S Campbell Hill       37.92N 89.55W
02/06/2025  M0.70 Inch       Jackson            IL   Emergency Mngr

&&

DWS
Special weather statement, Feb 6, 1:49 PM CST, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service PADUCAH KY
149 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-062200-
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-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Fairfield, Albion,
Mount Carmel, Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, McLeansboro, Carmi,
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Harrisburg, Shawneetown,
Jonesboro, Vienna, Golconda, Elizabethtown, Cairo, Mound City,
Metropolis, Fort Branch, Petersburg, Poseyville, Evansville,
Boonville, Rockport, Hickman, Clinton, Bardwell, Wickliffe,
Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, Murray, Marion, Eddyville,
Cadiz, Princeton, Morganfield, Dixon, Madisonville, Hopkinsville,
Henderson, Owensboro, Calhoun, Greenville, Elkton, Perryville,
Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Piedmont, Van Buren,
Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, Sikeston, Charleston,
and New Madrid
149 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 /249 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025/

..Scattered Thunderstorms May Produce Small Hail This
Afternoon...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms may produce small hail up to
dime sized and gusty winds up to 40 mph across the region this
afternoon.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Minor
hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:20 PM CST, 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 6, 2:36 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 8:38 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHDaviess22 min
Feb 5, 9:05 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHDaviess10 min
Feb 5, 9:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian44 min
Feb 5, 9:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHTodd11 min
Feb 6, 4:33 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMuhlenberg12 min
Feb 6, 10:47 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson20 days
Feb 6, 1:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarlisle, Hickman29 min
Feb 6, 1:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCalloway14 min
Feb 6, 1:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Trigg37 min
Feb 6, 2:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson, Union28 min
Feb 6, 5:12 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 10 more93 min
Feb 6, 12:41 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMississippi49 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.