Measured peak wind gusts included: 46 mph at Round Knob (Massac County) and 45 mph at Mt. Carmel (Wabash County).
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Measured peak wind gusts included: 46 mph at Round Knob (Massac County) and 45 mph at Mt. Carmel (Wabash County). A strengthening low pressure system tracked northeast from the southern Plains, passing across the Lower Ohio Valley. Just to the south of the low pressure center's path, strong southwest winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph at times. The strongest winds were in the southeasternmost counties, along the Wabash and Ohio Rivers.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 1, 2:16 PM CST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
216 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
.DISCUSSION...
SEVERAL NEAR TERM ITEMS TO ADDRESS. FIRST...THE SPEED OF THE
APPROACHING DRY SLOT IS IMPRESSIVE AS THE SYSTEM HAS GONE NEGATIVE
TILT. THIS SHOULD MEAN A MORE RAPID END TO SUBSTANTIAL PRECIP.
HOWEVER VERY LIGHT PRECIP...SEEN REDEVELOPING ACROSS ARKANSAS MAY
AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE AREA WITH THE BEST
SHOT OF TAKING GLANCING BLOW FROM WRAP AROUND MOISTURE IS A SMALL
PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN OUR
NORTHERN MOST COUNTIES. WILL LEAVE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
GOING IN THIS AREA...DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
THAT ARE AVERAGING ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. ROADS IN THE
GOING ADVISORY AREA ARE REPORTED TO BE IN FAIRLY GOOD SHAPE.
THUNDER ASPECT NOT TOO CONCERNING AT THIS TIME IN WEST KY.
INSTABILITY NOT IMPRESSIVE...DESPITE THE WIND FIELDS. NOT
SURPRISING. SO WILL ONLY MENTION ISOLATED THUNDER THROUGH THE END
OF THE DAY...SINCE IT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED.
TEMPS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO BE
DIRECTED TOWARD THE SREF/GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS. NAM ALL ALONG TOO
FAR SOUTH WITH 32F LINE UNTIL JUST RECENTLY.
WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WIND ADVISORY...AS WINDS SHOULD CRANK UP
IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS IT HEADS
OFF TO THE NORTH. WILL LINGER A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT BUT CHANCES SHOULD BE DROPPING OFF CONSIDERABLY.
THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...ENDING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...DRY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
IT WILL BE QUITE COLD IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW...WITH SINGLE DIGIT
AND TEEN WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
..NOLES..
FROM THURSDAY FORWARD MODELS AGREE ON A FRIGID END TO THE WEEK WITH
A WEAK COLD FRONT ROTATING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL
STRUGGLE TO RECOVER TO NEAR NORMAL BUT FALL SHORT BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM HITS. MODELS AGREE THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE MONDAY AND
EXIT TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SOME WRAP AROUND FLURRIES POSSIBLE INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA
POSSIBLY MEASURABLE SNOW. THIS NEXT SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE
THE STRENGTH OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM TRAVERSING THE REGION. HOWEVER
TEMPS WILL GO ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY MONDAY SO ACCUMULATION
APPEARS TO BE LIMITED AT LEAST. HOWEVER COLD AIR PLUNGES THE MERCURY
TO SUB FREEZING...POSSIBLY INTO THE TEENS FOR MID WEEK NEXT WEEK.
DRY AND COLD AS WE APPROACH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
..KH..
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS AND VSBY WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER A DRY
SLOT MAY ALLOW VFR/MVFR VSBY FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE WRAP AROUND
COMES BACK IN WITH FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. BRING ALL SITES
VFR VSBY BY 12Z...WITH CIGS IN THE MVFR RANGE. THE MAIN THREAT TO
AVIATION OUTSIDE OF ICING TONIGHT WILL BE THE WINDS. EXPECT
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT AND THEN NORTHWEST AFTER SUNRISE WED.
..KH..
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BALLARD-CALDWELL-
CALLOWAY-CARLISLE-CHRISTIAN-CRITTENDEN-DAVIESS-FULTON-
GRAVES-HENDERSON-HICKMAN-HOPKINS-LIVINGSTON-LYON-MARSHALL-
MCCRACKEN-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-TRIGG-UNION KY-WEBSTER.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-CAPE
GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-RIPLEY-
SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR PERRY MO.
IL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ALEXANDER-EDWARDS-
FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-
MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-WAYNE
IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR EDWARDS-
FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-PERRY IL-WABASH-WAYNE
IL.
IN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-
SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 235 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-021100- 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- 235 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...FOR MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE. REFER TO THE ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR DETAILS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FOUR STATE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT. REFER TO THE ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT. VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL DEVELOP AS MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION ON GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF MEASURABLE SNOW NEXT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT IN THEIR WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 444 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ILZ092>094-KYZ001>006-MOZ111-112-114-012330- PULASKI IL-ALEXANDER IL-MASSAC IL-BALLARD KY-MCCRACKEN KY-CARLISLE KY- GRAVES KY-HICKMAN KY-SCOTT MO-MISSISSIPPI MO-NEW MADRID MO-FULTON KY- 444 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MASSAC...ALEXANDER AND PULASKI COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND FULTON...HICKMAN...GRAVES... CARLISLE...MCCRACKEN AND BALLARD COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND NEW MADRID...MISSISSIPPI AND SCOTT COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 530 PM CST... AT 442 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THESE SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF COMMERCE TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HICKMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE CHARLESTON...HICKMAN...LA CENTER...MAYFIELD...PADUCAH...CAIRO...AND METROPOLIS. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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