Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Paducah, KY

Issued

Apr 25, 2011, 11:03 PM CDT (04:03 UTC)

Expired

Apr 26, 2011, 3:37 AM CDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Paducah, KY

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Hardin County, IL, Calloway County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Graves County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, Union County, KY

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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508 
WGUS53 KPAH 260403
FFWPAH
ILC069-KYC035-055-083-139-143-157-225-261000-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0039.110426T0403Z-110426T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1103 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
  HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
  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...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT TUESDAY.

* AT 1100 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING SLOWLY EAST ACROSS 
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR WEST KENTUCKY. THESE SHOWERS AND 
STORMS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST KENTUCKY AND TOWARD THE 
LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES REGION.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 
ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL IN AN HOUR...ESPECIALLY 
ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION.  AFTER THE STRONGEST 
STORMS PASS...RAINFALL RATES OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH 
AN HOUR WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ROSICLARE...MORGANFIELD...MARION...SMITHLAND...EDDYVILLE...        
  BENTON...MAYFIELD...AND MURRAY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  DO NOT DRIVE AROUND ROAD BARRIERS.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 8881 3695 8882 3695 8849 3707 8856
      3715 8842 3730 8851 3742 8842 3761 8841
      3758 8815 3769 8814 3781 8804 3781 8791
      3789 8792 3765 8774 3746 8795 3737 8781
      3723 8809 3698 8789 3687 8817 3650 8804

$$

609 
WGUS73 KPAH 260726
FFSPAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
226 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

ILC069-KYC035-055-083-139-143-157-225-261000-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110426T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARDIN IL-UNION KY-CRITTENDEN KY-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-
GRAVES KY-CALLOWAY KY-
226 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
KENTUCKY...AND CALLOWAY...GRAVES...MARSHALL...LYON...LIVINGSTON AND
CRITTENDEN COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

AT 219 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
SHOWERS WERE TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE AROUND A QUARTER INCH OR LESS...BUT 
RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVIER RAINFALL MAY CAUSE OR FURTHER 
AGGRAVATE ANY FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND 
ROAD BARRIERS.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 8881 3695 8882 3695 8849 3707 8856
      3715 8842 3730 8851 3742 8842 3761 8841
      3758 8815 3769 8814 3781 8804 3781 8791
      3789 8792 3765 8774 3746 8795 3737 8781
      3723 8809 3698 8789 3687 8817 3650 8804

$$

149 
WGUS73 KPAH 260837
FFSPAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
337 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

ILC069-KYC035-055-083-139-143-157-225-260847-
/O.CAN.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110426T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARDIN IL-UNION KY-CRITTENDEN KY-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-
GRAVES KY-CALLOWAY KY-
337 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR HARDIN COUNTY IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND
CALLOWAY...GRAVES...MARSHALL...LYON...LIVINGSTON AND CRITTENDEN
COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA FOR THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 
THEREFORE...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED 
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

LAT...LON 3649 8881 3695 8882 3695 8849 3707 8856
      3715 8842 3730 8851 3742 8842 3761 8841
      3758 8815 3769 8814 3781 8804 3781 8791
      3789 8792 3765 8774 3746 8795 3737 8781
      3723 8809 3698 8789 3687 8817 3650 8804

$$

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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.