Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Paducah, KY

Issued

Jul 30, 1998, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC)

Expired

Jul 30, 1998, 10:50 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Paducah, KY

Area

Whole counties

Counties Ballard County, KY, McCracken County, KY

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TTAA00 KPAH 302347
FFWPAH
KYC007-145-310350-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
648 PM CDT THU JUL 30 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
  MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY

* UNTIL 1050 PM CDT

* AT 645 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN BALLARD
  AND MCCRACKEN COUNTIES...THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

* RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN MEASURED AT THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY
  PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN BY 800 PM CDT.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS
BY FOOT OR BY AUTO. PERSONS WITH LIVESTOCK OR PROPERTY IN LOW LYING
AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT THEM FROM HIGH WATER.

SPODEN

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 30, 1:15 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
115 PM CDT THU JUL 30 1998

IR IMAGERY ENHANCEMENT SHOWS TRI-PLEX MCS TRAIN WITH TWO DECAYED
SYSTEMS ON FRONT AND BACK END. TOPS OF CENTER COMLEX APPEAR TO BE
WARMING AND THUS INDICATING IT TOO IS STARTING TO DECAY....ALTHOUGH
THERE CONTS TO BE SOME ENHANCEMENT ON THE REAR EDGE OF THE CENTER
COMPLEX CLOSEST TO THE CLEARING LINE. HIGH THETA AIR AND GOOD LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE OVER FA IS STILL PROVIDING THIS SYSTEM WITH ENOUGH FUEL TO
PRODUCE SOME DECENT RAINS OVER PAH FA...EVEN AS TOPS WARM.
FORTUNATELY...MOST OF THIS RAIN IS NOW FALLING OVER SOME OF THE DRIER
GROUNDS AND THUS NOT OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN.

VIS IMAGERY SHOWS BREAKS TO SW STARTING TO FILL IN WITH SCT TSRA
DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SHOULD CONT TO BE THE CASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING TODAY...AS STILL HIGH INSTABILITY/GOOD LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER FA.

AS FRONT TO NORTH SAGS SOUTH TOWARD OH RIVER TONIGHT...EXPECT ANOTHER
NIGHT-TIME ROUND OF MCS/TSRA TO AFFECT FA. HOWEVER...IT MAY OCCUR
EARLIER IN THE NIGHT THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS...EVEN IF NEW
MODELS ARE RUSHING FRONT SOUTHWARD TOO FAST. THUS AFTER HIGH POPS
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY EARLY...FEEL POPS WL DROP OFF LATE TONIGHT/FRI
MORNING AS FRONT PUSHES ON THROUGH AND DRIER AIR...WHICH IS LAGGING
SOME BEHIND ACTUAL FRONT...WEDGES INTO LOWER OH VALLEY AND HOPEFULLY
PROVIDES AT LEAST TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FROM RECENT DAYS WX.

MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT WL BE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...PARTICULARLY
SEMO...WHICH PRELIMINARILY I WL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE ON OUR ADM.
RECOMMEND MONITOR OF NEW FFG THAT COMES OUT...EXTENT OF RAINS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN COORDINATE CLOSER TO ISSUANCE TIME ON FINAL
DECISION.

DH

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.