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River Flood Warning 57, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2011, 1:47 AM CDT for Butler County, Missouri. It took effect at May 1, 2011, 10:10 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2011, 1:47 AM CDT (06:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2011, 10:10 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2011, 3:41 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Butler County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:50 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Black River at Poplar Bluff (PPBM7).
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07063000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 30, 3:03 PM CDT, 10 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:03 PM CDT, 10 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
303 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011
.SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/
BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH THIS PACKAGE WILL BE POPS AND
PLACEMENT/AMOUNT OF QPF WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIP POSSIBLE
THROUGH TUESDAY.
UNFORTUNATELY THE CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AGAIN BECOME AN ISSUE
FOR OUR CWA. TODAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF OUR REGION...IT
WILL PUT US IN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO STREAM QUICKLY ACROSS/INTO
THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. AS A RESULT...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT
STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO/ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY AND UNFORTUNATELY STALL OUT OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
OUR CWA BY 00Z MONDAY THUS PROVIDING A LOW LEVEL FORCING MECHANISM
FOR CONVECTION.
PRECIP/QPF CHANCES WILL BE BEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS RIPPLES
OF ENERGY IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINE WITH THE NOCTURNAL
JET AND THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY. THIS WILL INDUCE OVERRUNNING SCENARIOS
IN BOTH PERIODS AND PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A NE-SW AXIS ACROSS OUR
CWA. DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY PRECIP IS
EXPECTED...BUT THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COMBINATION OF SYNOPTIC
PARAMETERS WILL PRODUCE THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP AND/OR QPF
DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
QPF TOTALS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES
OVER THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF OUR CWA TO AROUND 5 INCHES OVER THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.
.LONG TERM.../TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
A MID LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PAH FORECAST AREA ON TUE...
SHUTTING OFF THE LINGERING SHOWER ACTIVITY. THROUGH THU...HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SFC WILL BE JOINED BY RIDGING IN THE MID/UPPER
LEVELS TO BRING AN INTERVAL OF MUCH NEEDED DRY WEATHER. THU
NIGHT/FRI...A FAST-MOVING SHRTWV TROF AND MOISTURE-STARVED COLD
FRONT IS PROGGED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION AND OFFER UP A BRIEF
POSSIBILITY OF PCPN AND NOT NECESSARILY SEVERE WEATHER. DAY 7 LOOKS
DRY ATTM. EXPECT TEMPS TO RECOVER TO NEAR NORMAL LATE IN THE 7 DAY
FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION...
THE BEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE IN PLACE FOR AFTN ACROSS THE PAH
FORECAST AREA AS A SFC WARM FRONT PASSES THROUGH TOWARD THE NE.
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO LET UP IN THE EVE AS A SFC
PRESSURE TROF AND COLD FRONT ARRIVE. THOUGH SHOWERS WILL RETURN BY
EARLY EVE...DETERIORATING CIG/VSBY CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL
LATER IN THE EVE AND OVNGT...WEST TO EAST. AFTER THAT...THERE MAY BE
BRIEF REPRIEVES IN THE PCPN...BUT THEY SHOULD NOT LAST LONG.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BALLARD-
CALDWELL-CALLOWAY-CARLISLE-CHRISTIAN-CRITTENDEN-DAVIESS-
FULTON-GRAVES-HENDERSON-HICKMAN-HOPKINS-LIVINGSTON-LYON-
MARSHALL-MCCRACKEN-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-TRIGG-UNION KY-
WEBSTER.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR BALLARD-CALDWELL-CALLOWAY-CARLISLE-CHRISTIAN-
CRITTENDEN-DAVIESS-FULTON-GRAVES-HENDERSON-HICKMAN-HOPKINS-
LIVINGSTON-LYON-MARSHALL-MCCRACKEN-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-
TRIGG-UNION KY-WEBSTER.
MO...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BOLLINGER-
BUTLER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY
MO-RIPLEY-SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-CARTER-
MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-RIPLEY-SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE
MO.
IL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALEXANDER-
EDWARDS-FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-
JOHNSON-MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-
WAYNE IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR ALEXANDER-EDWARDS-FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-
HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-
PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-WAYNE IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.
IN...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GIBSON-PIKE-
POSEY-SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
&&
DB/JAPHazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 6:28 PM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 628 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-012330- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 628 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. THE MAIN CONCERN IS LARGE HAIL...BUT LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH BEGINS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE QUAD STATE AREA. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR DETAILS. WIDESPREAD RIVER FLOODING WILL PERSIST. SOME OF THE FLOODING WILL BE MAJOR...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE OHIO...MISSISSIPPI AND WABASH RIVERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT. JP
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 30, 8:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
840 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM HAIL SHARPE 36.97N 88.46W
04/30/2011 E1.00 INCH MARSHALL KY PUBLIC
&&
CWLocal storm report, Apr 30, 11:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1143 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 PM HAIL DEXTER 36.79N 89.96W
04/30/2011 E1.00 INCH STODDARD MO PUBLIC
&&
CWLocal storm report, Apr 30, 11:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1149 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0229 PM TORNADO S BARLOW 37.05N 89.05W
04/23/2011 BALLARD KY NWS STORM SURVEY
EF1 TORNADO...PEAK WIND 99 MPH. AVERAGE PATH WIDTH 65
YARDS...PATH LENGTH WAS 1.6 MILES. LARGE TREE ON ONE HOME
AND TWO MOBILE HOMES. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE ON TWO HOMES AND
CARPORT. SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED EAST OF
HIGHWAY 60. PART OF ONE METAL WALL DAMAGED AT MAINTENANCE
BUILDING. ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE BARN.
&&
K. SMITHLocal storm report, May 1, 12:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1223 AM CDT SUN MAY 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM TORNADO ESE KLONDIKE 37.06N 89.23W
04/23/2011 ALEXANDER IL NWS STORM SURVEY
EF2 TORNADO...PEAK WIND 120 MPH. PATH WIDTH 120 YDS AND
PATH LENGTH 2.9 MILES. ONE MOBILE HOME DESTROYED...WITH
MINOR/MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO TWO HOMES IN THE KLONDIKE
AREA. 20 FOOT TALL ARPT. HANGAR DESTROYED ALONG WITH 2
LIGHT AIRCRAFT. ARPT. MGR. OBSERVED 118 MPH WIND ON
ANEMOMETER. LARGE TREES DAMAGED ONE HOME/TWO TRAILERS IN
URBANDALE. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED/SNAPPED ALONG PATH.
&&
K. SMITHLocal storm report, May 1, 1:04 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Livingston, Lyon, Marshall | 24 min |
| May 1, 2:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall | 4 hr |
| May 1, 4:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd, Trigg | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski, Union, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Butler, Ripley | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Carter, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Stoddard, Wayne | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 10:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry, Scott, Stoddard | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Stoddard | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Stoddard | 26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.