A squall line progressed eastward across western Kentucky, producing an isolated damaging microburst. The intensity of the squall line was limited by increasingly more stable air in its path.
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A squall line progressed eastward across western Kentucky, producing an isolated damaging microburst. The intensity of the squall line was limited by increasingly more stable air in its path. The squall line occurred in advance of a well-defined cold front over eastern Missouri. A 500 mb shortwave trough over the eastern Plains provided additional support for the storms.
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 Apr 13, 5:55 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 655 PM CDT Sun Apr 13 2014 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Tuesday night) Issued at 258 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 Showers trying to work into west sections of the area with a lead vort seen on mosaic radar data moving NE toward central MO. Convection also taking shape near the Arklatex region, and near the main mid level wave over the plains, where the surface front and low are also located. Will continue with increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms through the evening. Brief, locally heavy rain possible tonight. Cannot rule out a strong or severe storm mainly west of the Mississippi. Does not look like anything significant in either case. Winds will remain gusty even outside of convection ahead of the front. The front will move through Monday, with the best chance of showers and thunderstorms pushing east. Thunder mainly in the morning. Temperatures will drop through the day post front, with rain lingering into the evening as the parent upper level trof approaches then moves through. Will have to linger precip beyond 06z Monday night based on collaboration and some of the slower model solutions. Do not think it will last much beyond 06z though. And, cannot rule out a few snow flakes within the rain before it all ends. No impact. Quiet, cooler weather returns Tuesday, with patchy frost possible Tuesday night. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Sunday) Issued at 258 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 After a frosty morning, a sfc ridge of high pressure will be in the process of moving off to the ne on Wed, as the mid level flow turns swrly. This will allow low level return flow (sfc to 850 mb) to pick up a srly direction by sunset. Sfc temps are expected to rise into the middle 60s. The PAH forecast area should remain rain-free through Thu evening as a mid level shrtwv and sfc frontal system develops in the central Plains. The med range deterministic models, particularly the ECMWF, have come into better agreement with solutions for this system, though some differences in the location of the sfc low (to our north) and forward speed of the system remain. Overnight Thu night, rain showers are expected to move into mainly the wrn half of the region as the sharp trof continues to approach from the west. Friday looks rather wet, with at least a quarter inch of rainfall over the region, and up to a half inch possible in the srn half of the region on average. Due to limited instability, tstms may occur, but at this time we will forecast slight chance/isold coverage. The GFS continues to be aggressive with the sharpness of the mid level trof and the strength of the sfc low/ pressure gradient. There is too much uncertainty in the predicted moisture return/instability to speculate on severe wx potential. Fropa will probably occur late Fri, bringing an end to any lingering showers Fri night. Uncertainty among the deterministic models increased after Fri. The GFS continues to really wrap up shrtwv energy in the nrn stream flow right behind the system, unlike the GEM/ECMWF and the GEFS/ECENS/ NAEFS ensemble means. This would put the PAH forecast area under cyclonic, then zonal flow aloft, while the ECMWF insists on a brief period of ridging aloft Fri night through Sat night. It should be dry nonetheless. The next possibility of pcpn in mainly the nwrn third of the region might be on Sun, as the GFS/ECMWF depicted another mid level shrtwv arriving out of the Pacific Northwest. Air masses behind these fronts appear to be of Pacific origin, therefore temps are expected to remain mild through Day 7. && .AVIATION... Issued at 655 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 VFR conditions expected until large area of shra/tstms spread across TAF sites this evening. Expect shra/tstms with MVFR conditions at KCGI/KPAH between 01z-04z, and KEVV/KOWB between 03z-07z. A second round of stronger tstms/shra will affect KCGI/KPAH after 05z and KEVV/KOWB after 08z. Lingering shra/ra will linger behind the second round of storms along with with MVFR conditions. South winds at 10-20 kts with gusts of 25-30 kts will shift to the north at KCGI/KPAH between 13z-16z, and KEVV/KOWB 19z-22z. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. MO...NONE. IN...NONE. KY...NONE. && AVIATION...RST
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 304 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-141000- 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- 304 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTH WINDS MAY GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES TODAY. SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND BE PREPARED FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROAD AND WATERWAYS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...MAINLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. OTHERWISE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT MAY BRING LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE ENTIRE AREA. RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE REGION. LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN ASSOCIATED HAZARDS. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. PATCHY FROST IS A POSSIBILITY AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO LOWS AROUND THE FREEZING MARK LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL ACTIVATION THIS EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1002 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ILZ075-076-080>082-084-085-088-089-092>094-KYZ001>004-MOZ087- 110>112-114-140415- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON- UNION IL-JOHNSON-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE- BALLARD-CAPE GIRARDEAU-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD... PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...CARBONDALE... HERRIN...JONESBORO...VIENNA...CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS... HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...CAPE GIRARDEAU... BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 1002 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND FAR WEST KENTUCKY. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THROUGH 11 PM...MOST STORMS WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM BERNIE MISSOURI TO CAPE GIRARDEAU TO NEAR PINCKNEYVILLE ILLINOIS...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HICKMAN KENTUCKY...TO LA CENTER... TO DIXON SPRINGS ILLINOIS...TO WAYNE CITY. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING TONIGHT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. RST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1100 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ILZ086-087-089>091-093-094-INZ085-086-KYZ001>011-013>015-018- 140500- SALINE-GALLATIN-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-PULASKI-MASSAC-POSEY- VANDERBURGH-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-CALDWELL-UNION KY- WEBSTER-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...VIENNA... GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...POSEYVILLE... EVANSVILLE...HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH... MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE... PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...HENDERSON 1100 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH AN EMBEDDED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND WEST KENTUCKY AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST INDIANA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THROUGH MIDNIGHT...MOST STORMS WILL BE IN AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM HICKMAN KENTUCKY...TO KARNAK ILLINOIS TO NEAR HARRISBURG...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES...TO FREDONIA KENTUCKY...TO EVANSVILLE INDIANA. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING TONIGHT...AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A sixty-foot section of tin roof was removed from a car wash. A storm damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service determined the damage was caused by a microburst.
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