Overview
Strong gradient winds were observed across our region as surface low pressure deepened and moved north of the area. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph occurred through the day. During the afternoon, a line of thunderstorms formed from Arkansas into southeast Missouri and progressed eastward across the entire area into the early evening. This line produced scattered wind damage and minor flooding issues. Most locations received 1 to 2" of rain from this event, but there were some locally higher pockets over 2" in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. Street flooding was most notable across Williamson County Illinois. Some power outages were observed as well including in the Paducah, Morganfield, and Henderson, KY areas as the line of storms moved through. There were 4 tornadoes that touched down in southern Illinois and southwest Indiana with this event, including an EF-1 that struck the town of Carmi.Tornadoes:
Tornado #1 - Carmi, Illinois
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Tornado #2 - Akin, Illinois
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Tornado #3 - Fairfield, Illinois
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Tornado #4 - St. Wendel, Indiana
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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0 Weak 65-85 mph |
EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph |
EF2 Significant 111-135 mph |
EF3 Severe 136-165 mph |
EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph |
EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph |
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Damage in Carmi, IL via WROY/WRUL | Damage in Carmi, IL via WROY/WRUL | Damage in Carmi, IL via WROY/WRUL | Damage near Akin, IL via Derek Johnson |
Radar
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The graphic below displays all Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings issued during the event. It also shows all Flood Advisories that were issued.
Storm Reports
Graphic above displays all Local Storm Reports issued during this event for the NWS Paducah area. |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 900 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2022 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1115 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW JACKSON 37.39N 89.67W 03/30/2022 CAPE GIRARDEAU MO PUBLIC WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH HAS CAUSED A FEW SHINGLES TO BE BLOWN OFF ROOF. 1119 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW MURPHYSBORO 37.76N 89.35W 03/30/2022 E43 MPH JACKSON IL PUBLIC TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE. POWER LINE WRAPPED ON TREE. 1128 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 W VALIER 38.02N 89.14W 03/30/2022 FRANKLIN IL PUBLIC PUBLIC REPORT OF STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH RESULTING IN A POWER OUTAGE AND BLOWN TRANSFORMER IN VALIER, IL, JUST WEST OF BENTON, IL. 0335 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S DEXTER 36.73N 89.96W 03/30/2022 STODDARD MO EMERGENCY MNGR TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HWY D. 0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW ADVANCE 37.10N 89.93W 03/30/2022 STODDARD MO EMERGENCY MNGR 6 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN ON INDUSTRIAL DRIVE. 0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW COMMERCE 37.15N 89.46W 03/30/2022 SCOTT MO TRAINED SPOTTER TREE DAMAGE ON HWY E. 0459 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SE HEATH 37.07N 88.77W 03/30/2022 M60 MPH MCCRACKEN KY OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0510 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON 36.85N 88.36W 03/30/2022 MARSHALL KY BROADCAST MEDIA SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE BENTON AREA. 0510 PM TSTM WND DMG KEVIL 37.09N 88.88W 03/30/2022 BALLARD KY BROADCAST MEDIA TREES DOWN IN KEVIL. 0510 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 ESE REIDLAND 36.97N 88.43W 03/30/2022 MARSHALL KY EMERGENCY MNGR POWER POLE DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF MT. MARIAH RD AND US68 WEST. 0515 PM FLOOD 1 E HERRIN 37.80N 89.02W 03/30/2022 WILLIAMSON IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 8 INCHES OF WATER ON 8TH STREET. 0520 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SSE CALVERT CITY 37.00N 88.34W 03/30/2022 MARSHALL KY PUBLIC LATE REPORT. SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR CALVERT CITY. 0523 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW SPOTTSVILLE 37.87N 87.46W 03/30/2022 HENDERSON KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE TREE ON POWER LINE, POWER OUTAGE. 0525 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE PADUCAH 37.04N 88.62W 03/30/2022 MCCRACKEN KY UTILITY COMPANY APPROXIMATELY 975 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER IN PADUCAH. 0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE HANAFORD 37.99N 88.75W 03/30/2022 FRANKLIN IL EMERGENCY MNGR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO HOMES IN AKIN. ALSO, TWO OUT-BUILDINGS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. 0536 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GRACEY 36.88N 87.67W 03/30/2022 M60 MPH CHRISTIAN KY STORM CHASER 0538 PM FLOOD CARTERVILLE 37.76N 89.08W 03/30/2022 WILLIAMSON IL PUBLIC 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER ON SOME ROADS. 0550 PM TSTM WND DMG HARRISBURG 37.74N 88.54W 03/30/2022 SALINE IL 911 CALL CENTER TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HOUSE. 0550 PM FLOOD 1 WSW CRAINVILLE 37.75N 89.08W 03/30/2022 WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 6 INCHES WATER ON THE ROAD. 0555 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NW HAMLIN 36.67N 88.17W 03/30/2022 CALLOWAY KY PUBLIC TREES DOWN ON FAXON ROAD. 0601 PM FLOOD 1 SSW CAMBRIA 37.77N 89.12W 03/30/2022 WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 4 INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROAD. 0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE LYNN GROVE 36.61N 88.41W 03/30/2022 CALLOWAY KY PUBLIC CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 NE LYNN GROVE. TREES DOWN ON THURMAN ROAD. 0612 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE MURRAY 36.60N 88.27W 03/30/2022 CALLOWAY KY PUBLIC TREES DOWN ON OLD SALEM ROAD. 0620 PM TSTM WND DMG CARMI 38.09N 88.17W 03/30/2022 WHITE IL 911 CALL CENTER LOTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. 0632 PM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW GRACEY 36.88N 87.67W 03/30/2022 M75 MPH TRIGG KY TRAINED SPOTTER 0640 PM TSTM WND GST 1 ENE BRECKINRIDGE CENT 37.69N 87.84W 03/30/2022 M73 MPH UNION KY MESONET MESONET STATION FRNY MORGANFIELD KY 4 E. 0648 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE MADISONVILLE 37.31N 87.50W 03/30/2022 HOPKINS KY PUBLIC LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN, HIGH WINDS. 0652 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW CORYDON 37.79N 87.76W 03/30/2022 HENDERSON KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE TREE BLOCKING ROAD. 0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W OWENSBORO 37.75N 87.18W 03/30/2022 DAVIESS KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 56. 0715 PM TSTM WND DMG HENDERSON 37.82N 87.59W 03/30/2022 HENDERSON KY UTILITY COMPANY 2100 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER IN HENDERSON COUNTY. 0717 PM TSTM WND DMG ROCKPORT 37.89N 87.05W 03/30/2022 SPENCER IN EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE. 0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E CHRISNEY 38.02N 87.00W 03/30/2022 SPENCER IN EMERGENCY MNGR 3 UTILITY POLES SNAPPED NEAR 900 NORTH AND ORCHARD RD. 0804 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNE FORT CAMPBELL NOR 36.66N 87.46W 03/30/2022 CHRISTIAN KY PUBLIC LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
Strong Gradient Winds
Ahead of the line of thunderstorms, strong gradient winds occurred during the morning and afternoon on March 30. Most locations observed 40 to 50 mph wind gusts. This resulted in some minor damage along with a few intermittent power outages across the region.
The graphic below displays the maximum peak wind gusts from ASOS, AWOS, and KYMN stations across our region during the entire day on March 30. Most of these were non-thunderstorm wind gusts ahead of the line of storms. However, the 60 mph gust at Paducah and 73 mph gust in Morganfield, KY (Union County) were with the thunderstorm line.
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