Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Paducah, KY

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WGUS73 KPAH 262314
FFSPAH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
614 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KYC035-262322-
/O.EXP.KPAH.FF.W.0026.000000T0000Z-160526T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CALLOWAY KY-
614 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CALLOWAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM
CDT...

THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AT THIS TIME,
SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3650 8849 3675 8848 3675 8811 3669 8807
      3666 8807 3664 8806 3654 8803 3650 8805

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DB

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1241 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

.UPDATE...
Updated aviation section for 18z taf issuance

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.MESOSCALE DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1110 AM CDT Thu May 26 2016

Mesoscale update for convective trends... The convective complex
continues to sink slowly south and east across the forecast area.
The outflow boundary along the leading edge has been making good
eastward progress across the Wabash Valley. However, the trailing
end of the boundary has become elongated east to west over southeast
Missouri. There is some concern that the trailing end of the
boundary will slow or stall over se Missouri and extreme sw Kentucky
this afternoon. This would allow storms to repeatedly train along
and north of the boundary, fed by a very moist southwest low-level
flow of 70 degree dew points. WPC mesoscale precip discussion 239
focuses on this region very well. A Flash Flood Watch is being
considered for much of the mpd area.

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.SHORT TERM...(Today through Saturday night)
Issued at 124 AM CDT Thu May 26 2016

High confidence in scattered thunderstorms in the short term.

The models are in fair agreement with their solutions through the
short term. Basically warm or slightly above normal with scattered
thunderstorms. The main weakness will be with spatial and temporal
parameters of the storms. The models both short and medium range
do not have a good handle on timing or location with too much
precip at initiation. The common strength or persist solution
continues to be a southwest flow with weak perturbation in the
flow. Also they agree that at least in the short term the best
chance of storms remains west of the Mississippi River today and
northwest of the Ohio River after today. This is mainly due to the
upper ridge to our southeast which will mitigate chances and qpf
especially in the Pennyrile region. However that does not in any
way preclude rain in that area...mainly less chance and less
coverage. There is ample instability for an isolated strong or
severe thunderstorm but the moisture is limited to the lower
levels. This may not seem apparent with PW's >1.5 but aloft it is
very dry. The Pacific connection the models were forecasting for
this period last week did not materialize.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday through Thursday)
Issued at 124 AM CDT Thu May 26 2016

Above average confidence that the long term period will be wet, but
below average confidence when the precipitation will occur due to
model differences.

Warm and humid conditions will continue through the long term. The
main forecast challenge continues to lie with precipitation
probabilities and timing of such. Deep-layer southwest flow will
decrease over the remainder of the holiday weekend as mid level
ridging takes place. As a result, the flow pattern will become weak
by Memorial Day. There will likely be a corresponding decrease in
convective coverage over the latter part of the holiday weekend as
the flow weakens.

Precipitation coverage through most of the period will be dependent
on mesoscale features such as outflow boundaries and/or convectively-
induced vorticity centers. Given the lack of model skill at longer
time ranges with such features, the forecast will continue with
generally 20 to 40 percent chance pops. Given the moist environment
and rather high PWAT values, locally heavy rain is likely in any
thunderstorms that do manage to form.

By the end of the period the rather stagnant pattern begins to break
down as a progressive system emerges from the plains giving the best
chances for precipitation in the long term period.

High temperatures in the long term period will generally top out in
the mid 80s with overnight lows bottoming out in the low to mid 60s.

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.AVIATION...
Issued at 1240 PM CDT Thu May 26 2016

Line of thunderstorms extended from kowb southwest to just north
of kpah, then west across kcgi as of 1730z. Cigs and vsbys will
continue to improve at kevv/kowb this afternoon in the wake of the
line. Gusty winds and locally LIFR conditions are likely at
kpah/kcgi through mid afternoon. Once the slow-moving squall line
exits those sites, a few hours of moderate rain are expected.
Winds will be highly variable and gusty near all storms today.

Generally vfr conditions are forecast tonight with southerly winds
around 5 to 10 knots. More rain and storms are likely to arrive on
Friday. Current first estimate is that they will arrive in the
morning at kpah/kcgi, but later in the day at kevv/kowb.

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.PAH Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
IL...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM CDT this evening for ILZ084>094.

MO...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM CDT this evening for MOZ076-086-087-
     100-107>112-114.

IN...None.
KY...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM CDT this evening for KYZ001>017-021-
     022.

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MESOSCALE...MY
SHORT TERM...KH
LONG TERM...JP
AVIATION...MY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
325 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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-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-
325 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT...LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ALMOST DAILY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR ALL OR
PART OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HEAVY RAIN AND
LIGHTNING SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY STORM HAZARDS. HOWEVER...AN
ISOLATED STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME BUT SPOTTERS
SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR ANY UPDATES TO THE FORECAST.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
236 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0227 PM     HAIL             PADUCAH                 37.07N 88.64W
05/26/2016  E0.50 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   PUBLIC

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
246 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JONESBORO               37.45N 89.27W
05/26/2016                   UNION              IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER SITTING ON MANY ROADS IN TOWN

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
250 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0250 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SIKESTON                36.88N 89.58W
05/26/2016                   SCOTT              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN SIKESTON DUE TO HIGH WATER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
254 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0158 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NE ADVANCE            37.14N 89.86W
05/26/2016                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND WATER OVER HIGHWAY NN 1 OFF OF HIGHWAY
            25...NORTHEAST OF ADVANCE

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
304 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0253 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 W PADUCAH             37.07N 88.74W
05/26/2016                   MCCRACKEN          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AT LEAST A FOOT OF FLOWING WATER ACROSS HARRIS ROAD, JUST
            WEST OF MAXON ROAD. REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.
            NEARBY CREEK WAS ALSO OVEREXTENDING ITS BANKS AND
            BEGINNING TO BREACH ROADWAY.

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DAVIDH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
309 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

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

0301 PM     HEAVY RAIN       REIDLAND                37.01N 88.53W
05/26/2016  E1.25 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

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