Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Paducah, KY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1252 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER ROUND (OR TWO) OF HEAVY RAIN/SEVERE WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR
TONIGHT-TOMORROW...WITH THE ATMOSPHERE TAKING A BRIEF PAUSE TODAY.
THE POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL JET DIVING INTO AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS STATES WILL RIP AND CURL NORTHWARD ACROSS MO TONIGHT...THEN
TRANSLATE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY TOMORROW. THESE 100+KT
WINDS ALOFT WILL HELP FOCUS/ENHANCE SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS INTO ANOTHER
POTENTIAL SVR WX OUTBREAK IN THE FORM OF A BOW ECHO/DAMAGING WINDS
AND/OR SPIN-OFF TORNADOES ACROSS OUR AREA. STRONG MID LEVEL
ASCENT RATES MAY AID IN LARGE HAIL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. IN
ADDITION...HIGH PW'S AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FUELING WILL
RESULT IN MAX PRECIP EFFICIENCY STORMS...PRODUCING ANOTHER 2-4"
SWATH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY UPWARDS TO 5-6" NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ALL THE ALREADY FALLEN RAIN
ON FULLY SATURATED GROUNDS...WITH STORM TOTAL PCPN ESTIMATES
RANGING FROM 3-4" ON THE LOW END ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY...TO 10-12" ON THE HIGH END ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE ONLY
ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE HIGH PRECIP ZONE TO COME IS IT MAY FALL
HEAVIEST OVER WESTERN KY/ESP THE PENNYRILE...WHERE TO DATE THE
RELATIVELY LOWER TOTALS HAVE OCCURRED. STILL ALL GROUNDS ARE
SATURATED AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH DEFINITIVELY CONTINUES THRU
00Z THURSDAY.

ONE OTHER COMPONENT OF THE INCOMING SYSTEM PARTICULARLY LATE
TONIGHT...THRU TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT...IS THE LIFT OF THE
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW/ITS TRACK AND THE INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT
THAT WILL ACCOMPANY IT. BELIEVE WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY APPROACH
ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WILL CONTINUE TO
OUTLOOK ON HWO AND HEADLINE IF NECESSARY.

RELIEF OCCURS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THOUGH A SMALL CHANCE BROUGHT
SOUTH FROM THE PARENT UPPER LEVEL CYCLONE MAY BE POSSIBLE IN
NORTHEASTERN REACHES OF THE FA...QPF SHOULD BE LIGHT. THE NEXT
MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF PRECIP WILL PAUSE UNTIL SAT PM/SAT
NIGHT/SUNDAY...WHEN ANOTHER BOUNDARY SINKS IN AND STALLS BEFORE
MOVING OUT ON MONDAY. WE'VE RAISED POPS SLIGHTLY IN THIS TIME
FRAME TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS LIKELIHOOD.

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.AVIATION...
PREDOMINANT MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE MID AFTERNOON
HOURS. A BREAK IN THE MVFR DECK MAY OCCUR BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
EXPECT CONVECTION TO REDEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
OVER THE SOUTH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD TO ENCOMPASS THE
ENTIRE REGION BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH MVFR AND
OCCASIONAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST.

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.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-
     CAPE GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-
     RIPLEY-SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.

IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GIBSON-PIKE-
     POSEY-SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
322 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-271000-
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-
322 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH
FLOOD PRODUCT AND ANY OF THE NUMEROUS ONGOING AREAL FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS VERY DANGEROUS
FLOODING SITUATION. REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND
STATEMENTS FOR BUTLER COUNTY MISSOURI REGARDING THE RISK OF THE
LEVEE NEAR POPLAR BLUFF.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOKS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FOR FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND FAR SOUTHWEST
KENTUCKY...WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGION...THROUGH TONIGHT. A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY...AND A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND FAR SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...UNTIL 1000 PM. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

THERE WILL BE TWO PRIMARY ROUNDS OF WEATHER TONIGHT. THE FIRST
ROUND WILL BE WITH A WARM FRONT THAT DEVELOPS AND LIFTS NORTH OUT
OF ARKANSAS. LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE HIGHEST
THREAT TIME PERIOD BEING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THEN LATER
TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER WILL HIT...AS
THE ENTIRE STORM SYSTEM EVOLVES AND SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. A
BOW ECHO WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY
SEVERE HAZARDS LATE TONIGHT. WITH BOTH ROUNDS...ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH UPWARDS TO 5 OR 6 INCHES
LOCALLY A POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AND
SPECIFICALLY IN THE PENNYRILE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TO CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD PRODUCT AND
ANY ONGOING AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS.

THE MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES WEDNESDAY...
MAINLY OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WITH A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

MOST AREA RIVERS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING FLOODING...AND RIVER
FLOODING WILL ONLY WORSEN WITH THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME
RIVER CRESTS MAY CHALLENGE HISTORICAL VALUES. FOR MORE
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO OUR RIVER FLOOD PRODUCTS AT OUR WEB
PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PAH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR THE TORNADO WATCH. SPOTTER
ACTIVATION IS LIKEWISE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
913 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0911 PM     HAIL             MADISONVILLE            37.34N 87.51W
04/26/2011  M1.75 INCH       HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
914 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 PM     HAIL             2 S MADISONVILLE        37.31N 87.51W
04/26/2011  M1.75 INCH       HOPKINS            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NEAR THE PENNYRILE PKWY EXIT 40

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
914 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

KYZ007>009-011-012-271900-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-LYON-TRIGG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...
EDDYVILLE...CADIZ
914 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WEST KENTUCKY LAKE LEVELS WILL BE CHANGING THROUGH THE NEXT
WEEK...

DUE TO FLOOD CONTROL FOR THE OHIO RIVER...THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS WILL BE ADJUSTING THEIR RELEASE SCHEDULE FOR BARKLEY AND
KENTUCKY LAKES IN WEST KENTUCKY.

AFTER TWO DAYS OF STEADY RELEASES...BOTH DAMS WILL BEGIN CUTTING
BACK THROUGH FRIDAY. THE GOAL IS TO REACH ZERO OUTFLOW TO HELP
FLOOD CONTROL ON THE OHIO RIVER AS THE CREST APPROACHES. POOL
LEVELS AT BARKLEY AND KENTUCKY WILL BEGIN TO RISE STEADILY.

THE DAMS WILL BEGIN RELEASING AGAIN ON MONDAY. THERE WILL BE
A LITTLE LAG AND POOL LEVELS WILL CREST ABOVE SUMMER POOL...AT 357
TO 358 FEET NEXT WEDNESDAY...MAY 4. POOL LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO DROP
AND TAILWATER LEVELS WILL BE RISING STEADILY BY THE MIDDLE PART OF
NEXT WEEK.

PEOPLE ALONG KENTUCKY AND BARKLEY LAKES...AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE
DAMS ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND CUMBERLAND RIVERS...SHOULD PREPARE
FOR HIGH WATER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE CORPS OF
ENGINEERS IS MONITORING THE SITUATION DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAMS AND
WILL NOTIFY LOCAL OFFICIALS SHOULD EVACUATIONS BECOME NECESSARY.

LAMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
918 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0917 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MORTONS GAP             37.24N 87.47W
04/26/2011                   HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER STANDING AND ACROSS SOME ROADS BETWEEN MORTONS GAP
            TO EARLINGTON INHOPKINS COUNTY.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
937 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0937 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 SW SACRAMENTO         37.40N 87.29W
04/26/2011                   MCLEAN             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MUHLENBERG CO AND TRAINED SPOTTERS
            REPORT A POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR SACRAMENTO...MCLEAN
            CO.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
938 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0937 PM     HAIL             N SACRAMENTO            37.42N 87.27W
04/26/2011  M1.75 INCH       MCLEAN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

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