Numerous severe storms with a potential for severe wind gusts, tornadoes (some potentially strong), and very large hail are expected in parts of the central and northern Plains. Heavy rainfall may bring a flooding threat to parts of the northern Plains and from the Ohio Valley to the Southeast. Fire weather concerns persist in the Four Corners Region. Hot and humid expected in the central U.S.. Read More >
Overview
Severe thunderstorms moved across the region on the evening of March 2. A long-track supercell thunderstorm produced accumulating hail in Ballard and McCracken Counties in western Kentucky, large hail up to golf ball size near Paducah, KY, and an EF-1 tornado just south of Crofton, KY, in Christian County. Other severe thunderstorms produced wind damage and large hail in southeast Missouri.Tornadoes:
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Tornado - Crofton, KY
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Tornado - Risco, MO
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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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Photos & Video
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| Microburst wind damage to a marina in Kuttawa, KY. (NWS Damage Survey) | Large hail in Oxly, MO (Melinda Dasch) |
KPAH WSR-88D base reflectivity (left) and storm relative velocity (right) at 8:02 PM CST March 2. | Hail covering the ground in Ballard County, KY. (Dustin Bell) |
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| Tornado east of Malden, MO (Scott Peake) |
Wind Damage near Qulin, MO (Alice Wilson ) |
Possible tornado near Puxico, MO (Chris Conley) |
Hail covering ground in Clearwater, MO (Thomas Johnston) |
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| Lightning in Ballard County, KY (Dustin Bell) |
Crofton, KY, tornado damage (Mick Pickett) |
Hail covering ground in Ellington, MO (Holden Anderson) |
Hail in Kevil, KY (Rachel Calhoun) |
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Storm Reports
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| Storm Report Map |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
517 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0518 PM HAIL LA CENTER 37.07N 88.97W
03/02/2020 E0.88 INCH BALLARD KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0519 PM HAIL KEVIL 37.08N 88.89W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH BALLARD KY NWS EMPLOYEE
0545 PM HAIL METROPOLIS 37.15N 88.71W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH MASSAC IL TRAINED SPOTTER
PHOTOGRAPH POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
0549 PM HAIL 2 NNE PADUCAH 37.10N 88.62W
03/02/2020 E1.75 INCH MCCRACKEN KY PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. RELAYED VIA
TWITTER.
0557 PM HAIL 2 ENE PADUCAH 37.09N 88.60W
03/02/2020 E1.25 INCH MCCRACKEN KY PUBLIC
REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN PADUCAH. RELAYED VIA
TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0602 PM HAIL PADUCAH 37.07N 88.64W
03/02/2020 E0.88 INCH MCCRACKEN KY STORM CHASER
0608 PM HAIL 3 NNE HUNTER 36.93N 90.84W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH CARTER MO PUBLIC
0620 PM TORNADO 3 NE HUNTER 36.93N 90.81W
03/02/2020 CARTER MO PUBLIC
SPOTTED AT 21 SOUTH AND HIGHWAY 60 WEST OF
ELSINORE.
0620 PM TORNADO 3 NE HUNTER 36.93N 90.81W
03/02/2020 CARTER MO PUBLIC
SPOTTED AT 21 SOUTH AND HIGHWAY 60 WEST OF
ELSINORE.
0620 PM TORNADO 3 NE HUNTER 36.93N 90.81W
03/02/2020 CARTER MO PUBLIC
SPOTTED AT 21 SOUTH AND HIGHWAY 60 WEST OF
ELSINORE.
0640 PM HAIL EDDYVILLE 37.08N 88.08W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH LYON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG KUTTAWA 37.06N 88.10W
03/02/2020 LYON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
NEW MARINA WAS MOVED 20 FEET BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS. A BOAT DOCKED IN THE MARINA WAS
DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0705 PM HAIL 3 NNW CROFTON 37.09N 87.50W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
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0706 PM TORNADO 3 NNE LEEPER 37.11N 90.68W
03/02/2020 WAYNE MO PUBLIC
CITIZEN REPORT.
0706 PM TORNADO 3 NNE LEEPER 37.11N 90.68W
03/02/2020 WAYNE MO PUBLIC
CITIZEN REPORT.
0706 PM TORNADO 3 NNE LEEPER 37.11N 90.68W
03/02/2020 WAYNE MO PUBLIC
CITIZEN REPORT.
0711 PM HAIL 6 S GREENVILLE 37.03N 90.45W
03/02/2020 E1.50 INCH WAYNE MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
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0717 PM HAIL 4 N VAN BUREN 37.07N 91.01W
03/02/2020 E0.75 INCH CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
0730 PM HAIL 3 ENE SHOOK 37.06N 90.26W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH WAYNE MO TRAINED SPOTTER
INTERSECTION OF P AND TT HIGHWAYS.
0732 PM HAIL 1 SW DAWSON SPRINGS 37.17N 87.70W
03/02/2020 U0.75 INCH HOPKINS KY PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
0743 PM HAIL 2 SSE GREENVILLE 37.10N 90.44W
03/02/2020 E1.50 INCH WAYNE MO PUBLIC
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0752 PM HAIL 4 S ZALMA 37.09N 90.08W
03/02/2020 E0.75 INCH BOLLINGER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
0802 PM TORNADO 1 S CROFTON 37.03N 87.48W
03/02/2020 CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO WITNESSED BY METEOROLOGIST JUST
SOUTH OF CROFTON. CARPORT DESTROYED.
POSSIBLE ROOF AND SIGN DAMAGE.
0802 PM TORNADO 1 S CROFTON 37.03N 87.48W
03/02/2020 CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO WITNESSED BY METEOROLOGIST JUST
SOUTH OF CROFTON. CARPORT DESTROYED.
POSSIBLE ROOF AND SIGN DAMAGE.
0802 PM HAIL 1 S CROFTON 37.03N 87.48W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0827 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE PUXICO 36.98N 90.15W
03/02/2020 STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER
DEBRIS ON ROADS AND TREES DOWN, MAINLY P
HIGHWAY IN THE ARAB AREA.
0827 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S ZALMA 37.10N 90.08W
03/02/2020 BOLLINGER MO TRAINED SPOTTER
P HIGHWAY IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLOODING IN ARAB
AREA.
0908 PM FLASH FLOOD ADVANCE 37.10N 89.91W
03/02/2020 STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER
INTERSECTION OF MO 25 AND MO O HIGHWAY.
PARTIALLY COVERED O HIGHWAY DIRECTLY OFF
HIGHWAY 25.
0909 PM HAIL OXLY 36.60N 90.69W
03/02/2020 M1.50 INCH RIPLEY MO TRAINED SPOTTER
0935 PM HAIL 2 W GAGE 37.00N 88.92W
03/02/2020 E0.75 INCH BALLARD KY PUBLIC
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0935 PM HAIL HANSON 37.42N 87.47W
03/02/2020 E1.00 INCH HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0946 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE HEATH 37.06N 88.76W
03/02/2020 MCCRACKEN KY PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
1015 PM TORNADO 5 WNW RISCO 36.57N 89.90W
03/02/2020 NEW MADRID MO STORM CHASER
STORM CHASER CAPTURED A PICTURE OF TORNADO 4
MILES ENE OF MALDEN, MO IN NEW MADRID
COUNTY. TORNADO LASTED APPROXIMATELY THREE
MINUTES. PHOTO RELAYED VIA TWITTER.
1016 PM TORNADO 4 E MALDEN 36.58N 89.90W
03/02/2020 NEW MADRID MO STORM CHASER
NARROW TORNADO REPORTED.
1022 PM HAIL 2 W GAGE 37.00N 88.92W
03/02/2020 M0.75 INCH BALLARD KY PUBLIC
REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.).
Warnings Issued
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| Map of tornado warnings (red), severe thunderstorm warnings (yellow), and flash flood warnings (green) issued March 2, 2020. |
Warning Lead Time
| Counties & Issuance Time | Lead Time |
| Tornado - Crofton, KY (Christian County) | 40 minutes |
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