Hail, Perry
- When
- February 28, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Perryville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -89.870
Quarter-size hail was reported at the county sheriff department.
Hail and Lightning Strike in Missouri, February 28, 2011
A surface cyclone accelerated northeast from the southern Plains through central Missouri and the Ohio Valley. An associated warm front lifted northward through the Mid-Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys in advance of the surface low.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A surface cyclone accelerated northeast from the southern Plains through central Missouri and the Ohio Valley. An associated warm front lifted northward through the Mid-Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys in advance of the surface low. A cold front trailing south from the low surged eastward toward the Lower Mississippi Valley. An isolated severe storm tracked across Perry County.
What forecasters said that day
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 27, 10:21 PM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 10:21 PM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1021 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
.UPDATE...
UPDATED PUBLIC PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE THE TORNADO WATCH...AND ADD
SOME DETAILED TIMING TO THE POP AND WX GRIDS. LOOKS LIKE SCATTERED
HAILERS FOR THE NEXT 4 HOURS OR SO...AND THEN THE MAIN EVENT WITH
THE LINE MOVING THROUGH MISSOURI AT THIS TIME. WE DECIDED TO PUT A
CHUNK OF OUR AREA IN TORNADO WATCH 25 TO GET IT OUT BEFORE
BEDTIME. THE REST OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY BE PLACED IN ANOTHER
WATCH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
CONCERN CONTINUES WITH SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL TOWARD EVENING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MULTIMEDIA BRIEFING IS UP ON THE
WEB SITE...AND WILL ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL IN THE SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCTS.
SURFACE LOW SHOULD MOVE FROM SOUTHERN KS THIS EVENING TO THE
CONFLUENCE OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS BY MONDAY MORNING.
MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST KEEPING TEMPS UP ALL NIGHT. WENT
WITH CATEGORICAL POPS AND MAINTAINED OUR FLASH FLOOD WATCH. MAY
HAVE TO ADJUST TIMING A TAD THOUGH.
IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW...TEMPS SHOULD FALL MONDAY...WITH SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DECREASING FROM WEST TO EAST. STILL
LOOKS LIKE DRY WEATHER PER THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS COMES INTO THE PICTURE
BY FRIDAY AND CONTINUES INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND.
IN THE SHORT TERM...USED A BLEND OF THE RUC/NAM AND SREF. LONG
TERM WAS INITIALLY AN ECMWF/GFS OPS BLEND...THEN TRENDED TOWARD
THE ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...
SHOWERS...AND EVENTUALLY TSTMS...WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE COMMON
THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. SOME VSBY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO DRIZZLE
MAY OCCUR WITH LOWER CIGS. CIGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE VARIABLE.
A WARM FRONT...WITH SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY IN ITS VICINITY...WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NWD AND OUT OF THE PAH FORECAST AREA IN THE AFTN.
WINDS ALOFT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
LOW PRESSURE/SFC COLD FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO SWEEP THROUGH THE
REGION MON MRNG. ATTM...IT APPEARS THAT WDSPRD SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY
/SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE/ WILL OCCUR MAINLY IN THE EARLY TO MID
EVE...WITH THE HAZARD SLOWLY DECREASING OVNGT.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING 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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-
CAPE GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-
RIPLEY-SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR ALEXANDER-EDWARDS-
FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-
MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-WAYNE
IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-
SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
&&
DRSHazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 10:03 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1003 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-281100- 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- 1003 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 4 AM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT THE GREATEST SEVERE THREAT WILL BE WITH A LINE OF STORMS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS A FEW TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA AROUND 2 AM. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY BE PLACED IN A TORNADO WATCH IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STORMS WILL BE NEAR THE OHIO RIVER AROUND 6 AM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT TONIGHT. REFER TO THE WATCH PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON THE LARGER MAINSTREAM RIVERS...SUCH AS THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP THROUGH MUCH OF WEST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA PRIOR TO 9 AM MONDAY. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE AS WELL AS A FEW TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING EARLY MONDAY. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS. MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR ON THE LARGER MAINSTREAM RIVERS...SUCH AS THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. DRS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 27, 10:28 PM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1028 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0954 PM HAIL FAIRFIELD 38.38N 88.37W
02/27/2011 M0.88 INCH WAYNE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 28, 12:56 AM CST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1256 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT VERNON 38.32N 88.91W
02/28/2011 JEFFERSON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE POWER POLE AND LINE DOWN IN TOWN.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 28, 1:00 AM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
100 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1259 AM HAIL 2 E WAYNE CITY 38.35N 88.55W
02/28/2011 M0.75 INCH WAYNE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL EAST OF COMMUNITY.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 28, 1:02 AM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
102 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 AM HAIL MOUNT VERNON 38.32N 88.91W
02/28/2011 M0.75 INCH JEFFERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 148 AND
INTERSTATE 57.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 28, 1:03 AM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
103 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 AM TSTM WND DMG ORCHARDVILLE 38.50N 88.66W
02/28/2011 WAYNE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
BUILDING DAMAGE AT THE ORCHARDVILLE CHURCH.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Feb 28, 1:23 AM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
123 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0118 AM TSTM WND GST 3 S WAYNE CITY 38.31N 88.59W
02/28/2011 M65 MPH WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUSTS LASTED 3 TO 4 MINUTES IN THE COMMUNITY OF
SMITHVILLE LOCATED SOUTH OF WAYNE CITY.
&&
SMITTYThe radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:25 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Cape Girardeau
- When
- February 28, 1:56 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau County, Jackson
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -89.670
Lightning struck a large transformer, knocking out power to about three-quarters of the city.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, February 28, 2011
- Tornado and Flooding in Kentucky, February 28, 2011
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Ohio, February 28, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 28, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, February 28, 2011
- Flooding in Indiana, February 28, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, February 28, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, February 28, 2011
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 280352, 280353.