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 Aug 24, 1:19 AM CST, 16 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 219 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE IN GOOD SHAPE...SO NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED. LATEST ETA RUNS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF THE QUAD STATE BY EARLY THIS MORNING...AS A 100+ KT 200MB JET PUSHES EASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS JET WILL REACH THE OZARKS BY 12Z...AND WITH WEAK SOUTHWEST FLOW FORECAST OVER THE QUAD STATE...CONSIDERABLE UPPER DIVERGENCE WILL HELP TOUCH OFF CONVECTION. THE MAIN FLY IN THE OINTMENT AT THE MOMENT IS THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT IS PLOWING SE ACROSS SW MO. DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT HOLDS TOGETHER AND ITS EXACT TRACK...IT MIGHT JUST WORK OVER THE ATMOSPHERE SO MUCH THAT NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN THE JET MAX ARRIVES. WILL KEEP CHC POPS JUST IN CASE. OTHERWISE OVERALL SCENARIO HASNT CHANGED. CWA WILL REMAIN UNDER WSW FLOW ALOFT WITH AN UNENDING SERIES OF SHORT WAVES PASSING OVER A SATURATED AIRMASS THAT ISNT GOING ANYWHERE FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS SITUATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK...SO WILL KEEP CHC POPS EACH PERIOD...WITH DIURNALLY HIGHER POPS DURING THE DAY. POPS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WHEN THE NEXT FROPA IS EXPECTED. WEATHER WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR THE CWA BY SUNDAY NIGHT...SO FORECAST REMAINS POP FREE INTO DAY EIGHT. VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPS...FWC/MAV MOS TEMPSIN DECENT AGREEMENT SO DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP WILL STAY AT OR JUST BELOW GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && JAP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 405 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-251000- ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY- CALLOWAY KY-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CHRISTIAN KY- CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY- GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY- HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL- LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY- MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY MO-PERRY IL-PIKE IN- POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN- STODDARD MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN- WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL- WILLIAMSON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE... CAPE GIRARDEAU...PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MURRAY...MAYFIELD... MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...EVANSVILLE...HERRIN... HARRISBURG...CARMI...CARBONDALE AND CAIRO 405 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL INCREASE WITH EACH ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY EVENTUALLY ARISE DUE TO THE REPEATED HEAVY RAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. JAP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 555 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 ILZ075-080-081-084-085-088-MOZ076-086-087-100-107-242330- BOLLINGER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARTER MO-FRANKLIN IL-JACKSON IL- JEFFERSON IL-PERRY IL-PERRY MO-UNION IL-WAYNE MO-WILLIAMSON IL- 555 PM CDT TUE AUG 24 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 779 CANCELED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 779 PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE MAIN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS PUSHED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WATCH AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...AND NO FURTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down on Beech Grove Road on the southeast side of Wickliffe. One of the trees landed on a house. In Barlow, several trees and power lines were down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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