Overview
A Mesoscale Convective Vortex, known as an MCV, moved slowly eastward across southern Missouri during the day on Thursday May 19. Ahead of this feature, a strongly unstable airmass developed across our area. Initial storm development occurred in the Wabash River Valley of southeast Illinois around midday and moved into southwest Indiana during the early afternoon. These storms produced large hail up to the size of baseballs. Thereafter, a lull occurred during the mid afternoon before convection associated with the MCV began entering northern portions of southeast Missouri into southwest Illinois during the late afternoon and early evening. Embedded bowing segments lead to pockets of wind damage from near Chester into Perry County Illinois. Thereafter, the storms appeared to show a weakening trend for a few hours, before flaring up again later in the evening. Additional wind damage occurred across the Wabash River Valley into southwest Indiana with this final round of convection. An EF-2 tornado touched down in Wabash County Illinois around 9:30 PM, and produced significant damage around the Mt Carmel, IL area before straddling the White River along the Gibson/Knox County line in Indiana.Tornadoes:
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Tornado - Mt Carmel, Illinois
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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
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| Large hail at North Posey High School near Poseyville, IN via Ryan Reynolds | Large hail near Fulda, IN (Spencer County) via Kate Abrell | Part of a tree fell on a car in Princeton, IN via Laura Hall | Damage near Chester, IL along MS River via Allen Roth |
Radar
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The graphic below displays all Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, and Flash Flood Warnings issued during the event.
Storm Reports
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| 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 353 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2022 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0104 PM HAIL 4 S POSEYVILLE 38.11N 87.79W 05/19/2022 E1.50 INCH POSEY IN PUBLIC 0105 PM HAIL 2 SSW POSEYVILLE 38.14N 87.80W 05/19/2022 E2.75 INCH POSEY IN PUBLIC LATE REPORT. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL OCCURRED AT THE NORTH POSEY HIGH SCHOOL. CARS WERE DAMAGED. 0108 PM HAIL 1 SE OWENSBORO 37.75N 87.11W 05/19/2022 M1.00 INCH DAVIESS KY EMERGENCY MNGR 0112 PM HAIL 3 NW PHILPOT 37.77N 87.03W 05/19/2022 U1.25 INCH DAVIESS KY PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF DOLLAR (1.25 IN.). 0120 PM HAIL 2 SE CYNTHIANA 38.17N 87.69W 05/19/2022 E1.25 INCH POSEY IN PUBLIC 0134 PM HAIL 3 E MACEO 37.86N 86.94W 05/19/2022 E1.75 INCH DAVIESS KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 0140 PM HAIL HAUBSTADT 38.20N 87.57W 05/19/2022 E1.00 INCH GIBSON IN PUBLIC 0202 PM HAIL 5 ESE SANTA CLAUS 38.10N 86.83W 05/19/2022 E1.75 INCH SPENCER IN PUBLIC CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 5 ESE SANTA CLAUS. LATE REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL BETWEEN TOWNS OF FULDA AND NEW BOSTON. 0535 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NNE LITHIUM 37.87N 89.86W 05/19/2022 M66 MPH PERRY MO AWOS CORRECTED LOCATION TO 3 NNE OF LITHIUM FROM PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 1 E PERRYVILLE. 0549 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 N CUTLER 38.14N 89.57W 05/19/2022 PERRY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT TREE REPORTED DOWN ON COLUMBINE RD 2 MILES SW OF SWANWICK. 0549 PM TSTM WND GST CUTLER 38.03N 89.57W 05/19/2022 M73 MPH PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0920 PM TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 38.16N 88.07W 05/19/2022 WHITE IL TRAINED SPOTTER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CROSSVILLE. 0936 PM TORNADO 1 SSE MOUNT CARMEL 38.41N 87.76W 05/19/2022 WABASH IL LAW ENFORCEMENT DAMAGE REPORTED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. MANY TREES DOWN. CHECKING ON HOME DAMAGE. MULTIPLE TOUCH DOWNS REPORTED PER LAW ENFORCEMENT. TRACKED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF MOUNT CARMEL. 0952 PM TSTM WND GST HAZLETON 38.49N 87.54W 05/19/2022 E60 MPH GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER TREE LIMBS DOWN. 1005 PM TSTM WND DMG FORT BRANCH 38.25N 87.59W 05/19/2022 GIBSON IN PUBLIC POWER OUT AND POSSIBLE ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE IN FORT BRANCH. 1020 PM TSTM WND DMG OAKLAND CITY 38.34N 87.35W 05/19/2022 GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER LATE REPORT. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN OF OAKLAND CITY.
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