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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY

June 12, 2018Wabash County, Illinois; Gibson County, Indiana

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2018, 3:48 PM CDT for Wabash County, Illinois; Gibson County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 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: Jun 12, 2018, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Wabash County, IL, Gibson County, IN

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 77 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -283 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1317 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

431 
WGUS53 KPAH 122048
FFWPAH
ILC185-INC051-122345-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0021.180612T2048Z-180612T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
348 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Wabash County in southeastern Illinois...
  Gibson County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 347 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain moving into the warned area. Flash flooding is expected 
  to begin shortly. 

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Princeton, Mount Carmel, Fort Branch, Oakland City, Princeton In
  Gibson County, Lancaster, Haubstadt, Owensville, Patoka, Allendale,
  Francisco, Somerville, Bellmont, Hazleton, Decker, Keensburg and
  Mackey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8765 3846 8776 3842 8774 3845 8760
      3850 8758 3849 8758 3852 8753 3849 8750
      3852 8747 3838 8741 3838 8732 3820 8732
      3816 8759 3821 8780 3823 8780 3824 8798
      3831 8795 3837 8798 3856 8796 3857 8765

$$

DWS

1 follow-up statement

231 
WGUS73 KPAH 122241
FFSPAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
541 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

ILC185-INC051-122345-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180612T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wabash IL-Gibson IN-
541 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
WABASH AND GIBSON COUNTIES...

At 539 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain persisting across 
portions of the warned area this evening. The warning will be 
allowed to continue as water runoff persists. Please use caution 
when traveling or participating in outdoor activities.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3851 8765 3846 8776 3842 8774 3845 8760
      3850 8758 3849 8758 3852 8753 3849 8750
      3852 8747 3838 8741 3838 8732 3820 8732
      3816 8759 3821 8780 3823 8780 3824 8798
      3831 8795 3837 8798 3856 8796 3857 8765

$$

SMITTY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 7:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	27 min
Jun 11, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	18 min
Jun 11, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jefferson, Wayne	40 min
Jun 11, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Edwards, Wayne	43 min
Jun 11, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wabash	46 min
Jun 12, 1:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Massac, Pope	39 min
Jun 12, 2:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Pope	51 min
Jun 12, 6:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Wayne	111 min
Jun 12, 7:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, Wayne, White	13 hr
Jun 12, 8:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Wabash	3 hr
Jun 12, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Union, Williamson	39 min
Jun 12, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Union	30 min
Jun 12, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Alexander, Union	35 min
Jun 12, 2:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne	118 min
Jun 12, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski, Union	25 min
Jun 12, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wayne, White	27 min
Jun 12, 3:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Edwards	2 hr
Jun 12, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wabash	44 min
Jun 12, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wabash, White	37 min
Jun 12, 4:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne	3 hr
Jun 11, 10:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Vanderburgh, Warrick	52 min
Jun 12, 7:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Pike	41 min
Jun 12, 9:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Warrick	118 min
Jun 12, 9:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Spencer	48 min
Jun 12, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick	46 min
Jun 12, 4:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Pike, Spencer, Warrick	3 hr
Jun 12, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Spencer	47 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2018 Flash Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2018 Every flash flood warning in 2018

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.