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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Paducah, KY

April 29, 20175 counties in Indiana

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 29, 2017, 5:02 AM CDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 4 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2017, 5:02 AM CDT (10:02 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2017, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Gibson County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 29, 6:30 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 4.256 W Evansville, IN
Apr 29, 6:40 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 4.53 Nne Stendal, IN
Apr 29, 6:45 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 W Holland, IN7.93 INCHES OF RAIN IN 11 HOURS. EVERY POND AND CREEK ON HIS PROPERTY IS SO FILLED IT HAS BECOME ONE LARGE LAKE. WATER IS POURING OFF HILLY FARM FILLED MAKING DRIVING ON SOME COUNTY ROADS IMPOSSIBLE.
Apr 29, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 4.37Evansville, INREPORT FROM EVANSVILLE INDIANA AIRPORT ASOS DURING LAST 24 HOURS.
Apr 29, 7:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5.2Mount Vernon, IN
Apr 29, 7:25 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 7.1Poseyville, INRAINFALL AMOUNT FOR THE PAST 12 HOURS. STILL RAINING.
Apr 29, 7:32 AM CDTFLASH FLOODEvansville, INSEVERAL LOCATIONS ON NORTH ST. JOSEPH ROAD FROM DARMSTADT TO THE NORTHERN EVANSVILLE CITY LIMITS IS UNDER WATER, WITH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS UNDER WATER AS WELL. WATER IN HOME AT THE INTERSECTION OF ST. JOSEPH ROAD AND MILL ROAD.
Apr 29, 7:45 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 5.5Fort Branch, IN
Apr 29, 7:56 AM CDTFLASH FLOODSavah, INNUMEROUS ROADS UNDERWATER. ESTIMATED RAINFALL APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES.
Apr 29, 8:00 AM CDTFLASH FLOODStendal, INSTATE HIGHWAY 61 CLOSED BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 64 AND SPURGEON. NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE.
Apr 29, 8:00 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 8.32Stendal, IN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 239 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2017-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 174 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

556 
WGUS53 KPAH 291002
FFWPAH
INC051-125-129-163-173-291400-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0013.170429T1002Z-170429T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
502 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Warrick County in southwestern Indiana...
  Gibson County in southwestern Indiana...
  Vanderburgh County in southwestern Indiana...
  Posey County in southwestern Indiana...
  Pike County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 900 AM CDT/1000 AM EDT/

* At 453 AM CDT/553 AM EDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Two to three inches 
  of rain have fallen in some locations since midnight. 
  Thunderstorms early this morning will continue to produce up to 
  one inch of rain in less than an hour. Flash flooding is expected 
  to begin shortly. 

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Fort Branch, Melody Hill, Haubstadt, Darmstadt, Poseyville, 
  Lynnville, New Harmony, Patoka, Cynthiana, and Blairsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3823 8707 3823 8718 3791 8733
      3798 8759 3788 8759 3793 8790 3777 8795
      3782 8809 3783 8803 3786 8807 3810 8796
      3810 8801 3811 8800 3816 8791 3830 8793
      3827 8792 3828 8785 3852 8754

$$
1 follow-up statement
125 
WGUS73 KPAH 291225
FFSPAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
725 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

INC051-125-129-163-173-291400-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170429T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Warrick IN-Gibson IN-Vanderburgh IN-Posey IN-Pike IN-
725 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT/1000 AM
EDT/ FOR WESTERN WARRICK...GIBSON...VANDERBURGH...POSEY AND PIKE
COUNTIES...

A renewed period of flash flooding is increasing across the warned 
area, following a brief lull in the heavy rain earlier this morning. 
An observer in southern Pike County measured 7.93 inches of rain 
during the night. This has resulted in major flooding there, with 
some county roads impassable. Around 5 inches has fallen in the 
Evansville area over the past 24 hours, resulting in some flooded 
roads and water rescues overnight.

At 710 AM CDT, numerous thunderstorms with very heavy downpours 
continued to develop over the warned area. The Evansville airport 
measured half an inch of rain in 15 minutes around 7 AM. 

Widespread heavy rain will continue to redevelop over the warned 
area through mid-morning. This flash flooding situation will 
continue to worsen, and the warning may need to be extended later 
into the day.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Evansville, Princeton, Boonville, Fort Branch, Oakland City, Melody 
Hill, Haubstadt, Darmstadt, Lynnville, and New Harmony.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8707 3823 8707 3823 8718 3791 8733
      3798 8759 3788 8759 3793 8790 3777 8795
      3782 8809 3783 8803 3786 8807 3810 8796
      3810 8801 3811 8800 3816 8791 3830 8793
      3827 8792 3828 8785 3852 8754

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson, Posey, Vanderburgh28 min
Apr 28, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson, Posey26 min
Apr 28, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson, Pike35 min
Apr 28, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPosey26 min
Apr 28, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHPosey37 min
Apr 28, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson, Posey, Vanderburgh29 min
Apr 28, 9:39 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHSpencer, Warrick36 min
Apr 28, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson, Pike, Warrick43 min
Apr 28, 10:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHGibson, Pike6 hr
Apr 28, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPosey43 min
Apr 28, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPosey, Vanderburgh, Warrick32 min
Apr 29, 12:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHPosey, Vanderburgh6 hr
Apr 29, 12:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHSpencer, Warrick4 hr
Apr 29, 2:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHGibson, Posey, Vanderburgh3 hr
Apr 29, 3:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHPosey6 hr
Apr 29, 3:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick36 min
Apr 29, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHPike, Warrick32 min
Apr 29, 8:57 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHGibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick6 hr
Apr 29, 12:48 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHPosey6 days

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.