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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2013, 5:08 PM CDT for Hickman County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2013, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Hickman County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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 nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 734 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
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 Jul 6, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 11:05 AM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1105 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-071000- 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- 1105 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THE REST OF TODAY AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. MODERATE FLOOD CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER IN ILLINOIS. MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR FORECAST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WABASH AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST EACH DAY. THE GREATEST COVERAGE IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. GIVEN A MOVEMENT NORTHEAST BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THAT MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND SMALL TO MODERATE HAIL WILL BE SECONDARY HAZARDS WITH STRONGER STORMS ON WEDNESDAY. STORM MOTION WILL LIKELY BE SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH INTO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AS WELL AS PART OF THE PURCHASE AREA OF WEST KENTUCKY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODERATE FLOOD CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THROUGH SUNDAY OVER PORTIONS OF THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER IN ILLINOIS. MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS FORECAST ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WABASH AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:40 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 440 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ILZ088>094-KYZ001>013-016-017-021-022-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112- 114-070000- UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON- HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL- CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA... ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...HICKMAN... CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND... BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON... MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE... MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN... POPLAR BLUFF...BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID 440 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND WESTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...PLEASE SEEK INDOOR SHELTER IF A THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THE STORMS ARE VERY SLOW MOVING...SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN...WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 9:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Todd | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Webster | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 5 days |
| Jul 6, 1:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 44 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 72 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Union | 21 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Union | 4 days |
| Jul 6, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Hickman | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, Hickman | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 5:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Graves | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Marshall | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Marshall | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter | 27 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.