1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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</html>ILZ075>078-080>087-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-018-019-MOZ076-250000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1216 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 ...TORNADO WATCH 797 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT... THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... ALL OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA...A SMALL PART OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH... IN KENTUCKY...UNION...HENDERSON...AND DAVIESS. IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... JACKSON...WILLIAMSON...SALINE...PERRY...FRANKLIN...HAMILTON... EDWARDS...WABASH...WHITE...JEFFERSON...WAYNE...AND GALLATIN. IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...GIBSON...PIKE...POSEY...VANDERBURGH...WARRICK AND SPENCER. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...PERRY. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PLOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE AIRMASS IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWER LEVELS IS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR INTENSE MICROBURSTS AND LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEVELOP A SAFETY PLAN IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. THE ENTIRE REGION IS IN A HIGH RISK AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY...SO SIMILAR THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT IS A GOOD BET ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. JAP
ILZ088>094-KYZ001>013-015>017-020>022-MOZ086-087-100-107>112-114- 250000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 145 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001 ...TORNADO WATCH 798 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT... THE TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE WATCH INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH... IN KENTUCKY...BALLARD...CARLISLE...HICKMAN...FULTON...MCCRACKEN... GRAVES...LIVINGSTON...MARSHALL...CALLOWAY...CRITTENDEN...LYON... TRIGG...WEBSTER...CALDWELL...MCLEAN...HOPKINS...CHRISTIAN... MUHLENBERG...AND TODD. IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...UNION...JOHNSON...POPE...HARDIN...ALEXANDER... PULASKI...AND MASSAC. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...BOLLINGER...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARTER... WAYNE...STODDARD...SCOTT...MISSISSIPPI...RIPLEY...BUTLER...AND NEW MADRID. A STRONG COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PLOW ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE AIRMASS IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AND WIND SHEAR IN THE LOWER LEVELS IS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR INTENSE MICROBURSTS AND LARGE HAIL. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEVELOP A SAFETY PLAN IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. THE THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. JAP
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
258 PM CDT WED OCT 24 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0255 PM MARBLE HILL MO 80 MPH WIND GUST
10/24/01 BOLLINGER REPORTED BY EOCThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:09 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The most significant damage was in and near Charleston, where four homes sustained roof damage. North of Charleston, a barn was blown away, and several other farm buildings were damaged. Elsewhere in the county, a couple of trees were down on Highways N and O.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, October 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5270241.