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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Paducah, KY

April 27, 201422 counties in Kentucky; 19 counties in Illinois; 11 counties in Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood watch at Apr 27, 2014, 1:36 PM CDT for 22 counties in Kentucky; 19 counties in Illinois; 11 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2014, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2014, 7:12 PM CDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Flood severity
None
All 52 counties

Alexander County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Perry County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Apr 26, 6:47 PM CDT, 18 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 6:47 PM CDT, 18 hours 49 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess42 min
Apr 27, 3:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHDaviess2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Kentucky, 2014Flash Flood Watches in Illinois, 2014Flash Flood Watches in Missouri, 2014Every flash flood watch in 2014

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.