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 May 30, 12:58 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED ISSUANCE TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 158 PM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006 .DISCUSSION... MAIN CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE TIMING OF FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER IN THE WEEK AND POPS UNTIL THEN. LATEST RADAR AND SATELLITE SHOWING SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA AND THE EXTREME WESTERN SECTIONS. WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THE REST OF THE REGION FILL IN SOMEWHAT AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE WITH DEEP MOISTURE TO REMAIN IN PLACE. NO DISCERNABLE RIPPLES OF ENERGY IN THE UPPER LEVELS TO BLAME THE CONVECTION ON...JUST PLENTY OF HEAT AND MOISTURE. THIS DIURNAL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH HIGHER POPS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TAPERING OFF TO SCHC POPS DURING THE REST OF THE DAY. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGH...SO IN THE WEAK FLOW JUST ABOUT ANY STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING A SLOW MOVING FRONT IS FORECAST TO OOZE ACROSS THE CWA. KEPT HIGH CHC POPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INCREASED POPS ON THURSDAY TO LIKELY. THE FRONT SHOULD BE CLEARING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA THURSDAY EVENING...SO LINGERED CHC POPS THERE. AFTER MIDNIGHT KEPT ONLY A SCHC OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DOMINATE THE REGIONS WEATHER KEEPING THINGS DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID. MONDAY NIGHT IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT MODELS BEGIN TO PUSH A SLOW MOVING SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CWA WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE MORE THAN ENOUGH FORCING TO PRODUCE AT LEAST SCATTERED CONVECTION. THIS FEATURE WILL TAKE ALL DAY TUESDAY TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE CWA...SO THREW IN SCHC POPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD MONDAY NIGHT AND THE ENTIRE AREA ON TUESDAY. MODEL TEMPERATURES SIMILAR...BUT LEANED HEAVILY TOWARD GFS MOS NUMBERS. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && JAP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 440 AM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-310945- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 440 AM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE QUAD STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...A FEW STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PULSE UP TO NEAR SEVERE LEVELS...PRODUCING MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE. THIS WILL BE MOST LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. DUE TO VERY SLOW STORM MOTION...ISOLATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PULSE UP TO NEAR SEVERE LEVELS...PRODUCING MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE. GIVEN SLOW STORM MOTIONS... ISOLATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... DUE TO THE VERY BRIEF NATURE OF ANY POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY THROUGH THURSDAY AND BE PREPARED TO OBSERVE STORMS AND MAKE REPORTS IF NECESSARY. SHANKLIN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1157 AM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006
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1155 AM HAIL BEECH GROVE 37.62N 87.38W
05/30/2006 M0.75 INCH MCLEAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
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JIMPThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 10 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down, mainly on the west side of town. One large tree limb landed on a house on U.S. Route 45. Another building was damaged by a downed large tree limb. Power lines were downed.
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