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River Flood Warning 75, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Jun 26, 2011, 11:21 AM CDT for Gallatin County, Wabash County, White County, Illinois. It took effect at Jun 27, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2011, 11:21 AM CDT (16:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2011, 7:03 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Gallatin County, IL, Wabash County, IL, White County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Wabash River at New Harmony (NHRI3). The gauge peaked at 16.04 ft at Jun 30, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03378500, 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 Jun 26, 7:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 7:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 710 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 .UPDATE... UPDATED AVIATION SECTION FOR 12Z TAFS && .DISCUSSION... WITH WATCH IN EFFECT AND ONGOING WEATHER...WILL KEEP THIS AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. SYNOPTICALLY THIS MORNING WE HAVE A WNW-ESE ORIENTED SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED OVER THE SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF OUR CWA ALONG WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AS A RESULT...AN MCS IS CURRENTLY PLOWING ITS WAY SOUTHWARD ACROSS OUR CWA. BETWEEN 12-18Z THIS MORNING WHATS LEFT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE EASTERN HALF OF OUR CWA...THEN FROM 18-00Z THIS AFTERNOON PRECIPITATION SHOULD FOCUS MAINLY OVER THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE CWA IN THE VICINITY OF THE BOUNDARY. THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST TODAY AS A WARM FRONT AND IS FORECAST TO BE DRAPED OVER THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE CWA BY 12Z MONDAY. CONSEQUENTLY LATE TONIGHT PRECIP CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST OVER THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS. IN THE WAKE OF THE WARM FRONT WARMER MID LEVEL AIR WILL PUSH NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA WHICH SHOULD KEEP THOSE AREAS DRY. STARTING MONDAY...PRECIP CHANCES WILL INCREASE BACK ACROSS OUR CWA THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE RIDGE GETS SUPPRESSED A BIT AND A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES AND EVENTUALLY CROSSES THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. COULD SEE SOME ELEVATED CONVECTION TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE CWA NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING SHOULD KEEP THE REGION DRY AND WARMER FROM NEXT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. CURRENT FORECAST SHOWING PRECIP CHANCES STARTING NEXT SATURDAY...BUT WILL MAKE NO CHANGES BEYOND WEDNESDAY WITH THIS ISSUANCE. && .AVIATION... TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS IS THE MAIN AVIATION CONCERN THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS...RELIED MAINLY ON RADAR TRENDS...WHICH INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE TAF SITES. HOWEVER...A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COULD PRODUCE NEW CONVECTION AT ANY TIME. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR NEW STORMS IS ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY...ESPECIALLY KPAH AREA. AMENDMENTS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THROUGH THE DAY TO FINE TUNE THE TIMING AND LOCATION OF STORMS AS NEW DATA ARRIVES. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && PUBLIC...JAP AVIATION...MY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 534 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-271045- 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- 534 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLOOKED ALL OF THE REGION FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STORMS BECOMING SEVERE TODAY...THERE COULD BE ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LATE TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME AREA RIVERS. SEE RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE QUAD STATE REGION HAS BEEN OUTLOOKED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ON MONDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS THESE PORTIONS OF THE REGION MONDAY MORNING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM RISK. YET ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME AREA RIVERS. SEE RIVER FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED OFF AND ON OVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL REPORTS AND ANY FLOODING REPORTS SHOULD ALSO BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 26, 9:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
915 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 AM FLASH FLOOD METROPOLIS 37.15N 88.71W
06/26/2011 MASSAC IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS SOME MAIN AND SIDE ROADS IN METROPOLIS
ARE BEGINNING TO FLOOD. SPOTTER ALSO REPORTS WATER ON THE
ROAD IS ESTIMATED AT 2 INCHES.
&&
JAYSONWLocal storm report, Jun 26, 9:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1057 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 AM TSTM WND DMG GRANDVIEW 37.94N 86.98W
06/26/2011 SPENCER IN EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE MOSTLY TO TREES, POWER LINES, AND DAMAGE TO FIRE
STATION DOOR AND SOME ROOF DAMAGE.
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JAYSONWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, McLean and 2 more | 113 min |
| Jun 26, 4:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 8 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall | 106 min |
| Jun 26, 9:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 114 min |
| Jun 26, 12:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Wabash and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 9:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 19 days |
| Jun 26, 11:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne, White | 9 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Perry | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter, Ripley | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne | 46 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.