Overview of the storms on Thursday, June 21 2018

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Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
723 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     TSTM WND GST     CARTERVILLE             37.76N 89.08W
06/21/2018  E50.00 MPH       WILLIAMSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 45 TO 50 MPH

0227 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW MARION            37.74N 88.98W
06/21/2018  M50.00 MPH       WILLIAMSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED NORTHWEST OF TOWN.

0248 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SCOTT CITY              37.22N 89.53W
06/21/2018                   SCOTT              MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD.

0255 PM     TSTM WND GST     HARRISBURG              37.74N 88.55W
06/21/2018  E45.00 MPH       SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED
            WITH THIS STORM.

0335 PM     TSTM WND GST     MOUND CITY              37.09N 89.16W
06/21/2018  M55.00 MPH       PULASKI            IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0401 PM     TSTM WND GST     LA CENTER               37.07N 88.97W
06/21/2018  M50.00 MPH       BALLARD            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0445 PM     TSTM WND GST     MAYFIELD                36.74N 88.65W
06/21/2018  E50.00 MPH       GRAVES             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0510 PM     TSTM WND GST     CALVERT CITY            37.03N 88.35W
06/21/2018  M44.00 MPH       MARSHALL           KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MEASURED WIND GUST 44 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH
            THIS STORM. INTERMITTENT POWER OUTAGES. SEVERAL LARGE
            TREE LIMBS DOWN ALONG LONE VALLEY ROAD.

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENTON                  36.85N 88.36W
06/21/2018                   MARSHALL           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE SNAPPED. REPORTED WITH PHOTO. WIND SPEED UNKNOWN.

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S CALVERT CITY        36.98N 88.35W
06/21/2018                   MARSHALL           KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LATE REPORT...MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN KENTUCKY DAM VILLAGE
            STATE PARK. TIME ESTIMATED.

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PALMA                   36.96N 88.38W
06/21/2018                   MARSHALL           KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LATE REPORT...WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE ALONG SUN BRYANT
            LANE. PORTABLE BUILDING MOVED OFF OF FOUNDATION. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0533 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENTON                  36.85N 88.36W
06/21/2018                   MARSHALL           KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTY. THIS IS FROM
            THE STORMS THAT PASSED THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM.

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ROCKCASTLE              36.90N 87.99W
06/21/2018  M0.70 INCH       TRIGG              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            20 MINUTE ACCUMULATION

0607 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E CADIZ               36.87N 87.79W
06/21/2018  E65.00 MPH       TRIGG              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUST ESTIMATED. BILLBOARD BLOWN OVER.

0627 PM     TSTM WND GST     HOPKINSVILLE            36.85N 87.49W
06/21/2018  E65.00 MPH       CHRISTIAN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUST ESTIMATED.

0634 PM     TORNADO          CANALOU                 36.75N 89.69W
06/21/2018                   NEW MADRID         MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED BY STATE POLICE. TORNADO IS TOUCHING
            DOWN AND LIFTING.

0650 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 W EAST PRAIRIE        36.78N 89.42W
06/21/2018                   MISSISSIPPI        MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

Map of storm reports and warnings. Yellow polygons are Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and red polygons are Tornado 
Warnings. Not all plotted reports are severe events.

Environment

Thunderstorms developed in a region of moderately strong winds aloft as sunshine warmed and destabilized the atmosphere during the day. Severe Thunderstorm Watch 196 was issued by the Storm Prediction Center around 1:30 P.M. The storms weakened by early evening as the atmosphere stabilized.

Figure 1: Svr Tstm Watch 196	Figure 2: 925 mb winds	Figure 3: 500 mb winds