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Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Paducah, KY

May 12, 201613 counties in Kentucky; Gallatin County, Hardin County, Saline County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood watch at May 12, 2016, 9:53 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kentucky; Gallatin County, Hardin County, Saline County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 12, 2016, 9:53 AM CDT (14:53 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2016, 3:28 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Flood severity: None

Counties Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Saline County, IL, Caldwell County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Lyon County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:55 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 May 11, 1:10 PM CDT, 20 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 1:10 PM CDT, 20 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 3:40 PM CDT, 18 hours 13 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell	34 min
May 12, 9:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken	3 hr
May 12, 11:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Marshall	47 min
May 12, 12:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Caldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall and 1 more	2 hr
May 12, 12:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 3 more	3 hr
May 12, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd	47 min
May 11, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, White	27 min
May 11, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Williamson	24 min
May 11, 7:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson	3 hr
May 11, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union	42 min
May 11, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Saline, Williamson	61 min
May 11, 7:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Williamson	29 min
May 11, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Saline	37 min
May 11, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson, Union, Williamson	39 min
May 11, 8:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Hardin, Johnson, Pope	3 hr
May 11, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Johnson	28 min
May 11, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Williamson	29 min
May 11, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Saline	31 min
May 11, 9:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	38 min
May 11, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Perry	53 min
May 11, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Perry	29 min
May 11, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Perry	31 min
May 11, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hamilton	44 min
May 11, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	White	27 min
May 11, 10:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Perry	3 hr
May 11, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson	31 min
May 11, 11:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Jackson	3 hr
May 11, 11:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	White	3 hr
May 11, 11:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	White	24 min
May 12, 9:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac and 4 more	3 hr
May 12, 12:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander, Jackson, Union	5 days
May 12, 12:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Jackson	8 days
May 12, 12:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Cape Girardeau	38 min
May 12, 1:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	39 min
May 12, 6:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne	48 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.