Isolated thunderstorms formed during the heat of the afternoon. A thunderstorm produced a damaging lightning strike.
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Isolated thunderstorms formed during the heat of the afternoon. A thunderstorm produced a damaging lightning strike.
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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 12:51 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Monday night) Issued at 149 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 High pressure dominates the atmospheric column thru the entirety of the short term forecast period, while the active jet stream stays to our north. With H5 heights remaining around 590DM, and 60 hours of subsidence, we'll see H7 temps rise from around 6C to about 8C by 12Z Tuesday. It will remain humid too, with soupy lower 70s dew points lingering. Lacking any forcing mechanisms, we should be mostly devoid of pcpn during this overall dry period, excepting isolated heat of day pulse/pop-up storms that might develop. We'll keep pops silent for now, but reevaluate the environment for more subtle/meso features that may warrant a bump up to low end audible range. The primary impact hazard during this time range will be the heat index, with triple digits increasing their appearance each afternoon. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Saturday) Issued at 149 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 The upper level ridge and surface high pressure will hold on through Tuesday before beginning to break down. This will keep the area dry, hot, and uncomfortably humid. Heat indices on Tuesday will hit 100-103 degrees in many areas. As the high weakens slightly and the ridge flattens out, chances for diurnal precipitation begin increasing in the northeast counties Wednesday and then over the whole forecast area Independence Day lasting at least through the first part of the weekend. Some models want to pick up on a weak impulse moving through the pattern. This will increase our chances for showers and thunderstorms on Saturday. Even with chances for precipitation, daily highs will top out around 90 degrees with overnight lows in the lower 70s. && .AVIATION... Issued at 149 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 Cu bases are possible during the heat of day hours, starting around 3500-4000 feet AGL and climaxing in the 4500-5500 feet AGL range. With high pressure the dominant feature, any cu growth into CB clouds should be very isolated, and so not included for terminal mention. Light/variable winds, and moclear overnight skies, could yield marginally restrictive vsbys in patchy fog at any terminal location. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 155 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-301000- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-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- 155 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight River flooding continues. Refer to the latest river flood statements and warnings for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The heat index will approach and may reach into triple digits each afternoon. The chance for scattered thunderstorms will increase a bit on Wednesday and Thursday, but still should be limited to the heat of the day. The main thunderstorm hazards look to be lightning and locally heavy rainfall. Refer to the latest river flood statements and warnings for details on continued river flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a tree, causing it to fall on a house. There was moderate damage to the roof and attic area.
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