Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. 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:
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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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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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
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 |