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 21, 12:59 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 159 PM CDT SUN JUL 21 2002 THE MOST CRITICAL PART OF THE AFTERNOON ZONE PACKAGE WILL FALL WITHIN THE FIRST 72 HOURS...WITH DRY WEATHER AND A SLOW WARMING TREND FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY FOR THE PAH FORECAST AREA. AVN/UKMET MODELS PREFERRED WITH TRANSLATION OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY SWD WITH LOW AMPLITUDE S/WV FROM UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE HIGHEST SURFACE MOISTURE /PER 12Z AVN GUIDANCE/ ACTUALLY SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EWD DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY...FOLLOWING THE MS DELTA TOWARD THE CONFLUENCE OF THE OHIO AND WABASH RIVERS. SWRN INDIANA AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN SERN IL MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED/WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON MONDAY. THE TRANSLATION OF SURFACE DEWPOINTS MAY ALSO SHIFT THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS FURTHER EAST...STRETCHING ACROSS SRN IL/SERN MO...INTO SWRN IN AND WRN KY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. I WILL NOT MENTION PCPN IN CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE...ANY CONVECTION SHOULD DISSIPATE AROUND OR BEFORE 7 PM. CLOUD COVER WAS INITIALLY A CONCERN FOR MITIGATING THE MAX TEMP FORECAST FOR MONDAY...HOWEVER...ANY CI BLOWOFF FROM TSTMS FURTHER NORTH SHOULD BE SHEARED OFF TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THIS SHOULD HELP MAXIMIZE INSOLATION ACROSS THE PAH CWA...WITH ONLY SCATTERED CU DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SINCE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT FORECAST WILL REMAIN BELOW THE REGIONAL/LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR A HEAT ADVISORY...I WILL JUST HEADLINE HEAT INDEX READINGS FOR MONDAY AFTN IN SCHEDULED ZONE PACKAGE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A BIG QUESTION AS TO WHETHER HI VALUES WILL REACH ABOVE 108F...BUT MAY HEADLINE TO VALUES NEAR 105 AS A MINIMUM. CURRENT HWO AND ZONE PACKAGE ALREADY ALLUDE TO HI VALUES 105 TO 110 FOR MONDAY. THANKS TO WFO ILX FOR COORDINATION. .PAH...NONE. SMITH
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-212300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1148 AM CDT SUN JUL 21 2002 ...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA... HAZARDS... AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 105 TO 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. DISCUSSION... A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THIS RIDGE IS TRAPPING WARM AND MOIST AIR NEAR THE SURFACE. THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 50 PERCENT...TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 TO 110. DESPITE LIMITED INSTABILITY AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CALHOUN AND PADUCAH KENTUCKY...ONWARD TO DEXTER MISSOURI. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN STATIONARY. THIS MAY CAUSE ISOLATED FLOODING FOR LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN STRONGER STORMS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...ANYONE EXPECTING PROLONGED EXPOSURE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST HEAT INDEX READINGS AND SEEK SHELTER IN COOLER AREAS. CHILDREN...ELDERLY PEOPLE...AND INFIRMED OR ILL PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO BE MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS. OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY... HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BACK INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. THE THREAT OF MORE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED LATER IN THE DAY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Minor roof damage occurred to some homes. The roof was blown off a metal structure.
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