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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 28, 2014, 1:18 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014, 1:18 AM CDT (06:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carlisle County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Hickman County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:18 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 (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 2449 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 480 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 618 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 8.8
- Supercell composite
- 40.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
345
WGUS53 KPAH 280618
FFWPAH
KYC039-075-083-105-281015-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0021.140428T0618Z-140428T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
118 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
FULTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
HICKMAN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT.
* AT 113 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER
THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
MAYFIELD AND BARDWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 8957 3656 8957 3658 8949 3653 8947
3653 8941 3663 8934 3656 8926 3658 8921
3665 8916 3674 8920 3676 8912 3683 8918
3685 8913 3694 8910 3692 8899 3696 8882
3694 8849 3650 8850 3653 8947 3649 8953
$$2 follow-up statements
881
WGUS73 KPAH 280940
FFSPAH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
440 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
KYC039-075-083-105-281015-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T1015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FULTON KY-CARLISLE KY-GRAVES KY-HICKMAN KY-
440 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR
HICKMAN...GRAVES...CARLISLE AND FULTON COUNTIES IN WESTERN
KENTUCKY...
AT 437 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL
HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA...SO ANY FLOODING ISSUES SHOULD
SLOWLY IMPROVE EARLY THIS MORNING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE MAYFIELD AND BARDWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 8957 3656 8957 3658 8949 3653 8947
3653 8941 3663 8934 3656 8926 3658 8921
3665 8916 3674 8920 3676 8912 3683 8918
3685 8913 3694 8910 3692 8899 3696 8882
3694 8849 3650 8850 3653 8947 3649 8953
$$483
WGUS53 KPAH 281012
FFWPAH
KYC039-075-083-105-281415-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T1415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
512 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
FULTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
HICKMAN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT.
* AT 502 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED CONTINUED
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH NUMEROUS ROADS UNDER WATER
AND FLOODING IN THE CITY OF CLINTON. EMERGENCY VEHICLES HAVE
BEEN DISPATCHED. TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
BARDWELL...ARLINGTON...CLINTON...HICKMAN AND FANCY FARM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 8957 3656 8957 3658 8949 3653 8947
3653 8941 3663 8934 3656 8926 3658 8921
3665 8916 3674 8920 3676 8912 3683 8918
3685 8913 3694 8910 3692 8899 3696 8882
3694 8849 3650 8850 3653 8947 3649 8953
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 12:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 117 min |
| Apr 28, 4:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 13 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 2 more | 112 min |
| Apr 28, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 5 days |
| Apr 28, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 11:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Graves | 21 min |
| Apr 28, 12:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd | 116 min |
| Apr 28, 1:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Union and 1 more | 116 min |
| Apr 28, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 5:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Graves | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Graves | 23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.