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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