A bow echo brought locally strong winds and isolated damage. The bow echo was supported by a warm front that extended east-northeast from the southern Plains across the Lower Ohio Valley.
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A bow echo brought locally strong winds and isolated damage. The bow echo was supported by a warm front that extended east-northeast from the southern Plains across the Lower Ohio Valley. A 500 mb shortwave trough moved southeast from the Upper Mississippi Valley toward the Ohio Valley, further enhancing the strength of the mesoscale convective system.
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 Jun 25, 11:30 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1230 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 .UPDATE... UPDATED PUBLIC SECTION FOR CONVECTIVE TRENDS AND AVIATION SECTION FOR 06Z TAFS && .DISCUSSION... AFTER A SHORT BREAK OVER THE REGION EARLIER TONIGHT...ANOTHER SHORT WAVE EMBEDDED IN MID LEVEL NORTHWEST FLOW IS SLIDING SOUTHEAST DOWN THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE AREA. THIS IS CAUSING YET ANOTHER MCS AND CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM NW TO SE...AND COULD LAST INTO THE MORNING...ESP EAST PORTION OF OUR AREA. REFER TO MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1389 FROM SPC FOR CONVECTIVE TRENDS. CONSIDERED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT INTO SUN MORNING...BUT THINK THE PRECIP AREAS SHOULD BE PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH AND MAY MISS PRECIP MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THAT STABLE LAYER ALOFT. THEREFORE...DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON WATCH FOR NOW. WILL DEFINITELY MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND LOCAL FLOODING POSSIBLE IN THE FORECAST AND HWO. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL LIKELY BRING AN END TO THE PRECIP SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT YET ANOTHER MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL RE-ENTER THE SCENE FROM THE W/NW LATE MON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST CHCS OF STRONG STORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE OVER ABOUT THE NRN THIRD OR SO OF OUR FORECAST AREA...AS A MID/UPPER LVL RIDGE TRIES TO BULGE A BIT FURTHER NORTH TOWARD THE BOOTHEEL OF MO AND WESTERN KY. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTH GRADUALLY INTO THE REGION FROM MID WEEK THROUGH FRI...DECREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BUT ALSO WILL GRADUALLY TURN UP THE HEAT. COULD SEE NEAR 90 THU AND MID 90S MANY LOCATIONS BY FRI. && .AVIATION... BASICALLY USED RADAR TRENDS TO TIME THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE TAF SITES OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. APPEARS HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL BE IN THE KEVV/KOWB AREAS...WITH SOMEWHAT LOWER PROBABILITIES OF IFR CONDITIONS IN KCGI/KPAH AREAS. MOST OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD BE CLEAR OF THE TAF SITES BY 12Z...FOLLOWED BY VFR CONDITIONS. THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED STORMS AT ANY TIME DURING THE DAY...BUT THE PROBABILITY AT ANY TAF SITE IS TOO LOW TO MENTION ANY MORE THAN CB CLOUDS. STABILIZATION AFTER 00Z SHOULD RESULT IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH LACK OF CONVECTION. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && PUBLIC...GM/MY AVIATION...MY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 446 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-261000- 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- 446 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER AS OUTLOOKED ALL OF THE REGION IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THIS WAVE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME AREA RIVERS. SEE RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE ENTIRE REGION HAS BEEN OUTLOOKED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS AGAIN ON SUNDAY. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY BREAK OUT DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY SUNDAY AND/OR SUNDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM RISK. YET ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME AREA RIVERS. SEE RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION LIKELY TO OCCUR OFF AND ON OVER THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS AND ANY FLOODING REPORTS SHOULD ALSO BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1214 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ILZ075>078-080>087-INZ081-082-085>088-MOZ076-260630- JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-PERRY IL-SALINE IL-WABASH IL-WAYNE IL-WHITE IL-WILLIAMSON IL-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-GALLATIN IL-HAMILTON IL-VANDERBURGH IN-SPENCER IN-POSEY IN-PIKE IN-GIBSON IN-WARRICK IN-PERRY MO- 1214 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAMILTON...FRANKLIN...WAYNE... PERRY AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND EDWARDS...WHITE AND WABASH COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND GALLATIN...WILLIAMSON...SALINE AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND WARRICK...GIBSON...PIKE...POSEY...SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 130 AM CDT... AT 1203 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS....GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAIN WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE STORMS WERE GENERALLY ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY AFFECT MANY COMMUNITIES BETWEEN HIGHWAY 13 AND INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS...AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THIS INCLUDES THE REND LAKE RECREATION AREA IN ILLINOIS AS WELL AS SANTA CLAUS INDIANA. SOME COMMUNITIES MAY RECEIVE UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITHIN ONE HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 2 AM. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 125 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-018-019-260745- VANDERBURGH IN-SPENCER IN-POSEY IN-PIKE IN-GIBSON IN-WARRICK IN- UNION KY-DAVIESS KY-HENDERSON KY- 125 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WARRICK...GIBSON...PIKE... POSEY...SPENCER AND VANDERBURGH COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND HENDERSON...DAVIESS AND UNION COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY UNTIL 245 AM CDT... AT 116 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...VERY FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AS WELL AS PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAINS. THE RAIN IS SO HEAVY AT TIMES THAT VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...WATER ON ROADWAYS AND WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH WERE RECEIVED WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE AND SANTA CLAUS INDIANA...AS WELL AS MORGANFIELD...HENDERSON AND OWENSBORO INDIANA.
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:39 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
About a dozen trees were blown down at a country club on the northwest side of town.
At Bullocktown, several large tree limbs were blown down. Underpinning was blown out on two mobile homes. A window was reported to have been blown out of one mobile home. The average path width was about 1.5 miles. The path length was about one mile. The event occurred right near the Spencer County line.
A two-mile wide swath of damaging winds occurred in extreme southeast Spencer County. There was evidence of embedded areas of brief rotation or gustnadoes, where wind speeds increased to around 80 mph, snapping large limbs and uprooting trees. A gustnado is a ground-based rotating column of air that is not rooted in the storm cloud. In Grandview, wind damage was mostly to trees and power lines. Some roof damage occurred. A fire station door was damaged. The damage path continued into Perry County.
The tornado touched down on the southern end of the St. Meinrad Seminary grounds, destroying a cinder block outbuilding and taking 100 feet of roofing off a large metal outbuilding. The tornado also uprooted numerous trees and ripped sections of roofing off several other buildings before moving off to the east-northeast. Peak winds were estimated between 95 and 100 mph. The tornado continued into Perry County.
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