Tornado Warning 1, NWS Paducah, KY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
830 AM CST THU FEB 15 1990

...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA TODAY AND
FOR ALL OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 11 AM CST...

HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN ON MOST OF THE THE TRI STATE DURING THE NIGHT.
AS A RESULT NEARLY ALL SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE TRI STATE ARE
AT OR NEAR BANKFULL. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND...LOW
LYING AREAS AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE HAVE STANDING WATER.

MORE RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MAKE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION EVEN WORSE. RESIDENTS OF THE TRI
STATE SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.

MOTORISTS SHOULD REDUCE THEIR SPEED AROUND THE TRI STATE TODAY AND BE
ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER PONDING ON THE ROADWAY. IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING AND COME UPON WATER ACROSS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE WAY TO GO. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP FOR YOUR
AUTOMOBILE AS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT CAN MAKE AN AUTOMOBILE BOUYANT.

RESIDENTS NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
WATER LEVEL AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. THE SAFEST
WAY TO ESCAPE A FLASH FLOOD IS TO TAKE THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR FLASH FLOODING SO STAY ALERT TO WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
SUMMY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
1000 AM CST THU FEB 15 1990

...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON
AND FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ON MOST OF THE THE TRI STATE THIS MORNING. SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS CONTINUE AT OR NEAR BANKFULL. LOW LYING AREAS AND
AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE ALSO HAVE STANDING WATER.

THE RAIN IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND
HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES. ALL RESIDENTS OF THE TRI STATE ARE URGED TO PAY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.

MOTORISTS SHOULD REDUCE THEIR SPEED AROUND THE TRI STATE TODAY AND BE
ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER PONDING ON THE ROADWAY. IF YOU ARE
TRAVELING AND COME UPON WATER ACROSS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND AND
FIND AN ALTERNATE WAY TO GO. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP FOR YOUR
AUTOMOBILE AS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT CAN MAKE AN AUTOMOBILE BOUYANT.

RESIDENTS NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
WATER LEVEL AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. THE SAFEST
WAY TO ESCAPE A FLASH FLOOD IS TO TAKE THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO
HIGHER GROUND.

AS OF 1000 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EVANSVILLE HAD
NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS OF CREEKS OR STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

REMEMBER...A FLASHE FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR FLASH FLOODING SO STAY ALERT TO WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
SUMMY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
1050 AM CST THU FEB 15 1990

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA TODAY AND FOR ALL
OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AT 1045 AM CST...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDED
THROUGH WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...FROM NEAR FT CAMPBELL NORTH TO JUST SOUTH
OF TELL CITY INDIANA....OTHERWISE...SHOWERS...MOSTLY LIGHT...COVERED ALL
OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THE WESTERN THIRD OF KENTUCKY.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.

ALL INTEREST SHOWLD STAY ALERT FOR RISING WATERS AND STAY TUMED TO
WEATHER RADIO AND TV THROUGH OUT THE DAY FOR ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
IF YOU ARE THREATHENED BY RISING WATER...SEEK HIGHER GROUND AT ONCE.
HOCKER

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EVANSVILLE IN
145 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
WEST KENTUCKY.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND
WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AT 135 PM CST...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE REDEVELOPED OVER WEST
CENTRAL KENTUCKY...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OFH
MADISONVILLE...CALHOUN AND GREENVILLE KENTUCKY.

THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A MUCH LARGER AREA OF SHOWERS THAT COVERED
MOST OF WEST KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN INDIANA AND A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS.

MOVEMENT CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR.
ALL INTERESTS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO RADIO...TV AND WEATHER RADIO
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS AS OCCASIONAL
HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR THFIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY TONIGHT.
HOCKER

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
150 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT TIL 6 PM CST FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...ALL OF WEST KENTUCKY AS WELL AS EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ALL
OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...WEST KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

AT 140 PM PADUCAH RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED
ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN A
NARROW BAND FROM HICKMAN KENTUCKY TO BENTON TO PRINCETON.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL. THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES ALSO EXIST.
THESE STORMS WILL DUMP MORE HEAVY RAIN ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AS
THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. AND THIS SENARIO WILL
AGAIN LIKELY ENHANCE THE THREAT FOR MORE FLOODING.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES WHILE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA...GET TO A SAFE REINFORCED SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

WATCH FOR RISING FLOOD WATERS AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

DIGIORGI