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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Paducah, KY

June 20, 1998Butler County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 1998, 3:23 AM CDT for Butler County, Missouri. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 20, 1998, 3:23 AM CDT (08:23 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 1998, 5:30 AM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Whole counties

County Butler County, MO

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 214 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3844 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1321 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KPAH 200822
FFWPAH
MOC023-201030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
323 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI

* UNTIL 530 AM CDT

* AT 315 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THER NORTHERN
  HALF OF BUTLER COUNTY...THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

* VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO BE INDICATED OVER NORTHERN BUTLER
  COUNTY ALONG AND CLOSE TO ROUTE 60. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS
  POSSIBLE. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
  ALREADY FALLEN IN NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY.

AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR FLOOD CONDITIONS...AND BE PREPARED
TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND...SHOULD FLOOD WATERS THREATEN. IF FLASH
FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STPAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS TO RISE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN FLOOD WATERS
OR NEAR STORM DRAINS!

PS/DB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 20, 2:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
210 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN FOR TODAY IS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES/AREA OF
FOCUS.

SIMILAR SCENARIO OVERNIGHT AS PREVIOUS 24 HOURS HOWEVER SATURDAY
DAYTIME APPEARS MUCH MORE FAVORABLE FOR CONTINUED THUNDERSTORMS THAN
DID FRIDAY. 06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
EASTERN TN WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS.
A WEAK NEAR STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED FROM NE KS ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MO ACROSS SOUTHERN IL TO NORTHERN KY.  LOW TO MID 70
DEWPOINTS WERE SOUTH OF FRONT WITH MID TO UPPER 60S JUST NORTH OF
FRONT. 06Z ADAP SHOWED SW TO NE INSTABILITY GRADIENT WITH -3 LI/S
OVER SW IN TO -8 OVER SE MO.

EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE MOVING EAST ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY
THIS AM WITH SOME GRADUAL DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE AS THEY
APPROACH MORE STABLE AND DRIER AIR OVER EASTERN PART OF THE FA.
EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO BE AT LEAST IN SCATTERED CATEGORY ACROSS THE
FA TODAY CONSIDERING ADVECTION OF MOISTURE FIELDS (NSAT SHOWED 12 TO
15 H8 DEWPOINTS BY MIDDAY ACROSS CENTER OF THE FA WITH MRH VALUES OF
50 TO 70% BY MIDDAY)...INCREASING INSTABILTY...AND H5 SHORT WAVE
MOVING EAST ACROSS THE FA.  SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE OVER THE WESTERN
AND NORTHERN PART OF THE FA IN MORE FAVORABLE VERTICAL MOTION FIELDS
AND INSTABILITY.

BELIEVE MOS TEMPS IF ANYTHING MAY BE A TAD HIGH CONSIDERING SHIELD
OF CLOUDS OVER FA THIS AM AND PROBABLY BROKEN LOW CLOUDS MUCH OF
DAY. H5 HEIGHTS GRADUALLY INCREASE IN NEARLY ZONAL FLOW OVER THE
WEEKEND...SO SEE NO RELIEF FROM HIGH TEMPS OTHER THAN WITH CLOUDS.

SHANKLIN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1244 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1123 PM    SILVA                     MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/19/98   WAYNE

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   55 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   BUTLER                         CITIZEN REPORTS OF FUNNEL
                                          CLOUDS

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   BUTLER

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   STODDARD

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   STODDARD

Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:44 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1244 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1123 PM    SILVA                     MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/19/98   WAYNE

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   55 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   BUTLER                         CITIZEN REPORTS OF FUNNEL
                                          CLOUDS

1223 AM    POPLAR BLUFF              MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   BUTLER

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   .5 INCH HAIL
06/20/98   STODDARD

1235 AM    PUXICO                    MO   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/20/98   STODDARD

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 12:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

ILZ084>094-KYZ001>014-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-200900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1256 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT...FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND FOR THAT PART OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 13 FROM CARBONDALE TO MARION AND SHAWNEETOWN ILLINOIS.
IN KENTUCKY THE WATCH INCLUDES THOSE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE
FROM MORGANFIELD...TO PRINCETON AND CADIZ KENTUCKY.

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL...WILL
OVERSPREAD THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND INTO PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS THROUGH ABOUT 2 AM AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 AM CDT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS
ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.  BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY MOVE TO
THE SAFEST PART OF YOUR HOME IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
CAMPERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER AREA
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

SHANKLIN

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:53 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

ILZ084>094-KYZ001>014-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-201000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
253 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT...FOR ALL
OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND FOR THAT PART OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 13 FROM CARBONDALE TO MARION AND SHAWNEETOWN
ILLINOIS.  IN KENTUCKY THE WATCH INCLUDES THOSE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM MORGANFIELD...TO PRINCETON AND CADIZ KENTUCKY.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.  BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY
MOVE TO THE SAFEST PART OF YOUR HOME IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA. CAMPERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER
AREA IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.  SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

SHANKLIN

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:53 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

ILZ084>094-KYZ001>014-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-201000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
253 AM CDT SAT JUN 20 1998

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT...FOR ALL
OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND FOR THAT PART OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 13 FROM CARBONDALE TO MARION AND SHAWNEETOWN
ILLINOIS.  IN KENTUCKY THE WATCH INCLUDES THOSE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM MORGANFIELD...TO PRINCETON AND CADIZ KENTUCKY.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.  BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY
MOVE TO THE SAFEST PART OF YOUR HOME IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA. CAMPERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER
AREA IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.  SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

SHANKLIN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter	61 min
Jun 19, 11:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	56 min
Jun 20, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger	52 min
Jun 20, 12:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Ripley	58 min
Jun 20, 12:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Stoddard	51 min
Jun 20, 12:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	New Madrid, Scott	54 min
Jun 20, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler	33 min
Jun 20, 1:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	2 hr
Jun 20, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	64 min
Jun 20, 5:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	3 hr
Jun 20, 5:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Stoddard	68 min
Jun 20, 7:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	4 hr
Jun 20, 11:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne	5 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 1998 Every flash flood warning in 1998

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.