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2016 [KPAH] PADUCAH Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 30

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192 
WFUS53 KPAH 102030
TORPAH
KYC143-157-221-102115-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0030.160510T2030Z-160510T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
330 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  WEST CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 329 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER BENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
           BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA AND ENERGY AROUND 355 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROCKCASTLE AND HARDIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3690 8848 3699 8825 3698 8824 3700 8821
      3707 8803 3681 8793 3675 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 246DEG 28KT 3683 8832 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

ML
065 
WWUS53 KPAH 102106
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
401 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

KYC157-102111-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160510T2115Z/
MARSHALL KY-
401 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MARSHALL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3689 8813 3695 8815 3698 8815 3707 8803
      3685 8795 3684 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 246DEG 28KT 3693 8804 

$$

KYC143-221-102115-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160510T2115Z/
LYON KY-TRIGG KY-
401 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LYON AND WEST CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTIES...
    
AT 401 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ENERGY...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL LYON AND WEST CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ROCKCASTLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3689 8813 3695 8815 3698 8815 3707 8803
      3685 8795 3684 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 246DEG 28KT 3693 8804 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

ML
Permalink to 201605102030-KPAH-WFUS53-TORPAH
192 
WFUS53 KPAH 102030
TORPAH
KYC143-157-221-102115-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0030.160510T2030Z-160510T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
330 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  WEST CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 329 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER BENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
           BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA AND ENERGY AROUND 355 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ROCKCASTLE AND HARDIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3690 8848 3699 8825 3698 8824 3700 8821
      3707 8803 3681 8793 3675 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 246DEG 28KT 3683 8832 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

ML
Permalink to 201605102101-KPAH-WWUS53-SVSPAH
065 
WWUS53 KPAH 102106
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
401 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

KYC157-102111-
/O.CAN.KPAH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160510T2115Z/
MARSHALL KY-
401 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MARSHALL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
WESTERN KENTUCKY.

LAT...LON 3689 8813 3695 8815 3698 8815 3707 8803
      3685 8795 3684 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 246DEG 28KT 3693 8804 

$$

KYC143-221-102115-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160510T2115Z/
LYON KY-TRIGG KY-
401 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LYON AND WEST CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTIES...
    
AT 401 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ENERGY...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES AREA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL LYON AND WEST CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: ROCKCASTLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3689 8813 3695 8815 3698 8815 3707 8803
      3685 8795 3684 8808
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 246DEG 28KT 3693 8804 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

ML

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