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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2013, 6:32 AM CDT for Marshall County, Kentucky. It was in force for 118 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2013, 6:32 AM CDT (11:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2013, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 118 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Marshall County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1598 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1010 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 1, 3:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 302 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 225 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013 THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN SHOULD BECOME A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE TODAY...WITH THE H50 LOW AND ASSOCIATED SFC FRONT FINALLY MOVING EAST INTO THE FORECAST AREA. THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT MAY ACTUALLY OFFER THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF ORGANIZED SEVERE CONVECTION...AS MORE IN THE WAY OF LARGE SCALE LIFT WILL INTERACT WITH THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER OUR REGION. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER THAT MAY HANG AROUND FROM MORNING CONVECTION. HOWEVER...THINKING IS THAT THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PERIOD OR TWO OF SUNSHINE SOMETIME DURING THE DAY. WITH SFC DEW POINTS RUNNING CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH DIABATIC HEATING TO SIGNIFICANTLY DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. LOOKING AT FORECAST WIND PROFILES...IT SEEMS THAT ALL TYPES OF SEVERE HAZARDS WOULD BE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING ISOLATED TORNADOES. COLD FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE REGION BY AROUND SUNRISE ON SUNDAY...LEAVING MOST OF THE DAY DRIER AND COOLER. SHOULD BE A QUITE PLEASANT SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 302 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013 THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL START OFF DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE SPRAWLED FROM CANADA SOUTHWARD INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE HIGH WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A SLOW WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEK. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TUESDAY WILL WARM BACK INTO THE 80S WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AS LOWS MODERATE FROM THE 50S INTO THE 60S. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AT THE START OF THE WEEK WILL MIGRATE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS APPROACHING LOW WILL RESULT IN THE RETURN OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. MODELS INDICATE A RATHER DISORGANIZED SURFACE PATTERN DURING THIS TIME...SO CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL IS LIKELY TO BE QUITE SPORADIC. WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES BELOW 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. && .AVIATION... ISSUED AT 302 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013 TRANSLATION OF DECAYING MCS THROUGH THE AREA MAY STILL YIELD WIND GUSTS OF 30 KTS OR SO WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE STORMS AT KPAH AND KOWB IN THE 08Z-10Z TIME FRAME ALONG WITH BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS. ONCE THE MAIN LINE MOVES THROUGH A SITE...A 2 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF RAIN/SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW STRAY LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE AREA SHOULD BE DRYING OUT THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...AND GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. WOULD BE SURPRISED TO SEE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE TAF SITES BEFORE THE END OF THIS 00Z PERIOD. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BEYOND THIS PERIOD...AND THERE MAY BE ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG IT. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. MO...NONE. IN...NONE. KY...NONE. && SHORT TERM...GM LONG TERM...RJP AVIATION...GM/DRS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 5:08 AM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 508 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-021000- 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- 508 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THIS MORNING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL POSE A FLASH FLOOD CONCERN. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT. IF THEY DO DEVELOP...SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LIKELY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO OCCUR. FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO WORSEN ON SOME AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS IS LOW. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS FORECAST ALONG SOME AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 2:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
214 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG HERRIN 37.80N 89.03W
06/01/2013 WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOFS. 3-6 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS BLOWN
OUT OF TREES AT NORTH END OF TOWN NEAR HERRIN ROAD.
&&
RYANPLocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
404 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM TSTM WND GST CARTERVILLE 37.76N 89.08W
06/01/2013 E60 MPH WILLIAMSON IL BROADCAST MEDIA
WINDS GUSTED TO 60 MPH FROM CARTERVILLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST
WILLIAMSON COUNTY...RESULTING IN DOWNED LIMBS AND POWER
OUTAGES.
&&
RYANPLocal storm report, Jun 1, 5:48 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Carlisle | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 107 min |
| Jun 1, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken, Marshall | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Carlisle | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 24 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 15 days |
| May 31, 8:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wayne, White | 14 days |
| May 31, 9:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 15 days |
| Jun 1, 9:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wabash, White | 3 days |
| Jun 1, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 21 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Ripley | 31 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
Sources
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.