1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 1:45 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 245 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2001 FORECAST CONCERNS ARE POTENTIAL FOR ANY NEAR TERM CONVECTION AND IF THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE. LATEST KPAH RADAR SHOWERS LEFTOVER MORNING MCS PRECIP QUICKLY DISSIPATED OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PAH FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...COINCIDING WITH CONTINUED WARMING TOPS NOTED ON LATEST IR SATELLITE. WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER OVER THE REGION PROMPTED THE CANCELATION OF THE HEAT WARNING FOR THE AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. OUR REGION WILL REMAIN IN NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW POPS OVER THE AREA DUE TO EXPECTED MCS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND THE WEAK FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. EXPECT THE SYSTEM TO FOLLOW MUCH THE SAME PATH AS TODAY ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY FARTHER WEST AS HAS BEEN THE TREND OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AS THE CAP WEAKENS. THIS THINKING WILL ALSO BRING CLOUD COVER FARTHER WEST...THUS INHIBITING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FA. WILL NOT CONTINUE WITH ANY HEAT ADVISORIES/WARNINGS IN THIS PACKAGE. AVN/ETA WOULD INDICATE THE WEAK FRONT APPROACHING FROM OUR NORTH WASHING OUT OVER THE REGION BY LATE TUESDAY. MAV/FWC SHOW SLIGHTLY LOWER DEW POINTS BY WEDNESDAY. THIS SHOULD FURTHER PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT OF THE PAST DAYS. WILL OPT TO KEEP POPS IN ON WEDNESDAY WITH CONTINUED EXPECTED MCS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. IN THE EXTENDED...NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH SHOULD HELP COUNTERACT THIS ALONG WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION. WILL GRADUALLY REMOVE CHANCES FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST FROM THE EXTENDED BY FRIDAY. MAV/FWC GUIDANCE LOWS ARE VERY CLOSE...AND WILL LEAN TOWARD COOLER MAV VALUES FOR HIGHS. IN THE EXTENDED...MRF/MEX VALUES ARE SIMILAR AND ALREADY CLOSE TO VALUES IN GOING PACKAGE. WILL ONLY MAKE MINOR CHANGES. .PAH...NONE RSU
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The roof was blown off the Wildlife Management Center building. Seven or eight large trees were blown down. Numerous power lines were down in the area. A shed off Bethel Road was completely destroyed. The damage was mainly on the east side of Benton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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