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 Jun 5, 1:00 PM CST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 200 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2002 MAIN CONCERNS FOR THIS FORECAST ARE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CLUSTER OF STORMS CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN STRONG...BUT SEVERE REPORTS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO COME BY. THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE CONVECTION IS NO MORE UNSTABLE THAN THAT WHICH IS CURRENTLY FEEDING THE STORMS. THEREFORE SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE PULSY STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WITH ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS AND MARGINAL HAIL EVENTS AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY. THERE SHOULD BE AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING BEHIND THIS AREA OF CONVECTION. HOWEVER...THE AVN AND MESOETA CONTINUE TO INDICATE A GOOD AREA OF UPPER DIVERGENCE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE MAIN MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING OVER THE AREA MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SHOWALTER INDICES ARE SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE...SO SOME MORE THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE IN THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA NEARER THE SURFACE FRONT. THIS FORCING WILL EXIT SOUTHEAST ZONES SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW. POPS FOR TONIGHT WILL BE INTERESTING GIVEN TWO EVENTS AND CURRENT SEVERE WATCH. CLOUDS SHOULD CLEAR OUT QUICKLY TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES BEING MUCH MORE BEARABLE WITH HIGHS AROUND 80 IN MOST LOCATIONS. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM UP INTO THE WEEKEND. THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVECTION WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE SURGES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. SO LOOK FOR A GENERAL CHANCE OF CONVECTION ON MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF MORE WIDESPREAD STORMS WITH THE FRONT ON TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE MOSTLY SUNNY...DRIER AND COOLER. AS FOR MOS...GENERALLY WENT WITH A CONSENSUS OF AVAILABLE GUIDANCE. .PAH...NONE. DRS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Roofs were blown off two garage type structures. An empty silo was destroyed. Several large trees were blown down.
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