Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 25, 2011, 5:21 AM CDT for 10 counties in Kentucky; 5 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2011, 5:21 AM CDT (10:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 8:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Saline County, IL, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Graves County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 6:29 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Paducah, KY | WATER WAS FLOWING ACROSS 32ND STREET IN 5 PLACES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1210 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1316 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
420
WGUS53 KPAH 251021
FFWPAH
ILC059-069-127-151-165-KYC033-035-055-083-139-143-145-157-221-225-
251415-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0029.110425T1021Z-110425T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
521 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
CALLOWAY COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
LYON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
TRIGG COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT.
* AT 518 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
AT 520 AM...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES APPROACHING ONE INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL
ONLY EXACERBATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
PADUCAH...
HARRISBURG...
MURRAY...
MAYFIELD...
CALVERT CITY...
EDDYVILLE...
SALEM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3653 8882 3690 8880 3728 8892 3737 8871
3791 8871 3791 8812 3780 8807 3777 8796
3781 8791 3790 8793 3777 8777 3765 8774
3744 8795 3737 8781 3731 8785 3717 8772
3665 8772 3667 8806 3652 8804
$$2 follow-up statements
918
WGUS73 KPAH 251129
FFSPAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
629 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011
ILC059-069-127-151-165-KYC033-035-055-083-139-143-145-157-221-225-
251415-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110425T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MASSAC IL-POPE IL-HARDIN IL-SALINE IL-GALLATIN IL-UNION KY-
CRITTENDEN KY-LIVINGSTON KY-CALDWELL KY-MCCRACKEN KY-LYON KY-
MARSHALL KY-TRIGG KY-GRAVES KY-CALLOWAY KY-
629 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
GALLATIN...SALINE...HARDIN...POPE AND MASSAC COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND CALLOWAY...
GRAVES...TRIGG...MARSHALL...LYON...MCCRACKEN...CALDWELL...LIVINGSTON
AND CRITTENDEN COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
AT 624 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLOODING ON
NUMEROUS ROADS AND CITY STREETS. IN PADUCAH 32ND STREET ALONE HAD
WATER FLOWING ACROSS THE ROAD IN 5 PLACES. EVEN THOUGH THE HEAVIEST
RAIN HAD MOVED EAST OF SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING...IT WILL TAKE
SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE FLOODING TO RECEDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
LAT...LON 3653 8882 3690 8880 3728 8892 3737 8871
3791 8871 3791 8812 3780 8807 3777 8796
3781 8791 3790 8793 3777 8777 3765 8774
3744 8795 3737 8781 3731 8785 3717 8772
3665 8772 3667 8806 3652 8804
$$495
WGUS73 KPAH 251310
FFSPAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
810 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011
ILC059-069-127-151-165-KYC033-035-055-083-139-143-145-157-221-225-
251320-
/O.CAN.KPAH.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110425T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MASSAC IL-POPE IL-HARDIN IL-SALINE IL-GALLATIN IL-UNION KY-
CRITTENDEN KY-LIVINGSTON KY-CALDWELL KY-MCCRACKEN KY-LYON KY-
MARSHALL KY-TRIGG KY-GRAVES KY-CALLOWAY KY-
810 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GALLATIN...
SALINE...HARDIN...POPE AND MASSAC COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND CALLOWAY...GRAVES...TRIGG...
MARSHALL...LYON...MCCRACKEN...CALDWELL...LIVINGSTON AND CRITTENDEN
COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
THE RAIN THAT CAUSED THE FLASH FLOODING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
IN CONTRAST THERE IS STILL FLOODING IN PROGRESS OVER THE WARNED
AREA...BUT IT IS NOT FLASH FLOODING. THIS IS ALSO THE REASON THE
AREA FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NOW. REPEATING FLASH
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED BUT THE AREA FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES.
LAT...LON 3653 8882 3690 8880 3728 8892 3737 8871
3791 8871 3791 8812 3780 8807 3777 8796
3781 8791 3790 8793 3777 8777 3765 8774
3744 8795 3737 8781 3731 8785 3717 8772
3665 8772 3667 8806 3652 8804
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 9:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 59 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, Livingston, McCracken | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Trigg | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Graves, Hopkins, Lyon and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd, Trigg | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 16 min |
| Apr 25, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, McLean, Muhlenberg | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 4:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 118 min |
| Apr 25, 6:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken | 6 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 11:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Union, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Johnson, Pope, Saline, Williamson | 17 min |
| Apr 25, 12:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wabash, Wayne and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry, Union | 48 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.