Hail in Kentucky, September 27, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1247 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THE COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS JUST NW OF
THE CWFA. CLOUDS WERE ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE BOUNDARY.
MEANWHILE...CONVECTION WAS SEEN ACROSS SCNTRL MO INTO ARKANSAS
IN A ZONE OF STEEP LOW AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...AND AHEAD OF
THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF A MID LEVEL TROF...AND PERHAPS A PRE SFC
FRONTAL TROF. SPC HAS UPGRADED THEIR PROBABILISTIC GRAPHICS FOR
SVR POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION
SVR IN THE GRIDS AND ZFP FOR LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE 4.5KM
NON HYDROSTATIC WRF SHOWS CONVECTION INITIATING ACROSS SE MO AND
SRN IL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH LINES UP RATHER WELL WITH THE
RUC AND GFS 3-6HR DEPICTIONS. WILL TRANSLATE OUR HIGHEST POPS
SOUTH AND EAST WITH TIME THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES FROM
NW TO SE ACROSS THE FA. BY 06Z...THE FRONT SHOULD BE CLEAR OF ALL
THE CWFA...SAVE FOR THE HOPKINSVILLE AREA. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE
THUNDER THREAT DROPS OFF...AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFLECT THAT IN
THE FCST.

THURSDAY STILL A CHALLENGE TEMP WISE. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO REBOUND
OUR MAX TEMPS INTO THE 60S...DESPITE AN ALL DAY LINGERING THREAT OF
SHOWERS AND CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS. WILL PLAY IT SAFE AND REMAIN CLOSE
TO GUIDANCE FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
SHOULD BE OVER BY THE END OF THE DAY THURSDAY...ONCE THE MID LEVEL
TROF AXIS FINALLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION. COOLER AIRMASS...SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR...WITH LIGHT
WINDS MEANS FROST POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS VERY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. WILL PLACE IN THE GRIDS AND FORECAST...FOR SE MO AND SRN
IL...WHERE MINS COULD RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

MODEL DIFFERENCES EXIST WITH RESPECT TO SATURDAY/S WEATHER MAKER.
THE GFS KEEPS THINGS DRY THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...WHILE THE NAM/WRF
DEVELOPS SHOWERS ACROSS THE FA...ESP DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL
MAINTAIN A LOW CHANCE POP SAT...AND POPS SAT NIGHT FOR SHOWERS.
MODELS STILL INCONSISTENT WITH RESPECT TO HOW MUCH ELEVATED
INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT...SO WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THUNDER OUT
FOR NOW.

OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG RANGE FORECAST IS NOT TERRIBLY
HIGH. SUNDAY STILL LOOKS DRY WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL.
MONDAY...THE 12Z GFS IS NOW SHOWING A NARROW BAND OF DEEPER
MOISTURE AND SCANT QPF FROM SE MO INTO SRN IL...LINGERING FROM THE
WEEKEND SYSTEM THAT NEVER MOVES FAR AWAY FROM THE AREA. WILL WAIT
FOR MORE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH RESPECT TO THAT...BEFORE
THINKING ABOUT ANY MONDAY POP. WITH RESPECT TO LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY...THE 12Z GFS HAS COME MORE IN LINE WITH THE 00Z
ECMWF...IN KEEPING AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM TO OUR NORTH. DUE
TO THE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY...AND POTENTIAL FOR SETTING UP A FLIP
FLOP FORECAST...WILL LEAVE POPS OUT OF THE TUE / WED FORECAST FOR
NOW...DESPITE COLLABORATIVE APPEARANCE...SINCE WE ARE STILL WITHIN
TOLERANCE WITH OUR NEARBY OFFICES.

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.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
638 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-281900-
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-
638 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST
RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
EVANSVILLE INDIANA TO MARION ILLINOIS TO POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN LIKELY...WITH THE MAIN
HAZARDS LARGE HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE...AND ISOLATED STRONG WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY OF A BRIEF SHORT LIVED
TORNADO.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH ONCE THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THE FRONT SHOULD BE OUT OF THE REGION SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WILL BE EAST AROUND 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SOME PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING.

MY/CN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
513 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     HAIL             NORRIS CITY             37.98N 88.33W
09/27/2006  M0.88 INCH       WHITE              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

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JG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
545 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     HAIL             NEW HAVEN               37.90N 88.13W
09/27/2006  E0.75 INCH       GALLATIN           IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME SIZE HAIL OBSERVED ON THE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN WHITE
            AND GALLATIN COUNTIES.

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JG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
555 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0548 PM     HAIL             MOUNT VERNON            37.94N 87.90W
09/27/2006  E0.75 INCH       POSEY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.

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MIKEN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
632 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0628 PM     HAIL             VIENNA                  37.41N 88.89W
09/27/2006  E0.75 INCH       JOHNSON            IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

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MIKEN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
637 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     15 SW POPLAR BLUFF      36.61N 90.60W
09/27/2006                   BUTLER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CAR PORT WAS DAMAGED...SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

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JG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
648 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0644 PM     HAIL             DONIPHAN                36.62N 90.82W
09/27/2006  M0.75 INCH       RIPLEY             MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

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