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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood watch at Jun 12, 2018, 7:08 AM CDT for 4 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2018, 7:08 AM CDT (12:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2018, 8:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Edwards County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.
- 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
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 Jun 12, 6:30 AM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 6:30 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 630 AM CDT Tue Jun 12 2018 .UPDATE... Updated aviation section for 12z taf issuance && .SHORT TERM...(Today through Wednesday) Issued at 320 AM CDT Tue Jun 12 2018 Thunderstorm and heavy rain potential continues to be the primary forecast challenge. Thunderstorms increased in coverage overnight over western Kentucky and southern Illinois, indicating that it won't take much to get things going today. Persistent but weakening mcs over southwest Indiana and se Illinois sent an outflow boundary across the Pennyrile region of west Kentucky to near kpah. Convection increased along this boundary around midnight. The 00z high-res cam models have done a fairly good job of depicting the new activity on the boundary. A nearly stationary 500 mb vort center over Indiana has been providing added lift to sustain the convection early this morning. The 00z Monday high-res models finally scored a point yesterday. Their timing and placement of convection was in the ballpark. Most of the activity waited til around 00z to develop, as they indicated. For today, they indicate fairly widespread convection developing around 18z as the atmosphere becomes strongly unstable. This convection will be supported by a very moist low-level southwest flow interacting with outflow boundaries. Pops will be raised into the likely category for parts of the area today. Given the anticipated high capes and deep moisture, some pulse type wind or hail events are again possible. Heavy rainfall is an equally high concern due to the slow storm motion and potential for backbuilding cells. Some backbuilding of storms was observed over Massac and Pope Counties in the past couple hours, where dual-pol rainfall estimates were around 1.5 inches per hour. A Flash Flood Watch was considered for areas of southwest Indiana and se Illinois where flash flood guidance is quite low. However, the timing of convection was not clear enough to set a time frame for the watch. Later shifts may be able to zero in on a watch for this afternoon or this evening. For tonight, the high-res models diminish activity rather abruptly this evening. Hourly forecast pops will decrease tonight, though not as quickly as the high-res models indicate. On Wednesday, a weak cold front will progress southeast across the lower Ohio Valley and southeast Missouri. The atmosphere along the front is forecast to become strongly unstable once again. However, the potential for early morning convection makes the timing and intensity of redevelopment unclear. Forecast pops will be in the chance category. Heat indices will remain just below critical thresholds the next couple afternoons. A few places in southeast Missouri may again reach 100 degrees on the heat index, but convection should make the duration of any hazardous heat indices short-lived. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 320 AM CDT Tue Jun 12 2018 Better than average confidence in the big picture or synoptic scale features as models are in fair to good agreement. The main threat for thunderstorms will mainly be in the heat of the day through the extended. By Wednesday night the front should be south of the area. This will result in drying or very low chances of rain. The front will lift back north and stall or meander over the lower Ohio Valley and Middle Mississippi Valley. This will return chances of storms to the region through the weekend...albeit sparse in coverage. The best chance for storms will be in the afternoon or early evening. This will mainly due to upper level ridging building in from the west. This should mitigate storm develop at least some. This will bring a northerly wind to the region in the fronts wake. Finally turning easterly late in the week. Winds will finally shift back to the south late Saturday into next week. This will also contribute to holding off storms a little. Wednesday instability will be strong with LI's approaching double digits and CAPE values in 3k-4k j/kg2 range any storms could be strong at the very least. Also PWats will approaching 2 inches...so they could produce copius amounts of rain where storms develop. As we get into end of the week forecast soundings indicate an inversion around 850mb which should also limit storm development. The inversion breaks down by Sunday. However the upper level ridge keeps building eastward and should centered over us by the weekend at the latest. This high keeps drifting eastward and be off the east coast as we start next week. This will likely bring higher storm chances to the region next week. Temperatures will continue to be about 5 or more degrees above normal with highs around 90 and lows around 70 through the extended. && .AVIATION... Issued at 630 AM CDT Tue Jun 12 2018 A very moist and unstable air mass will set the stage for scattered to numerous thunderstorms today. Scattered showers and storms were already in progress in the kevv area early this morning. As diurnal heating kicks in, storms should develop at or near the remainder of the taf sites late this morning or this afternoon. Heavy rain may accompany some storms. Although ifr conditions are possible, the probability of sustained ifr is too low to mention in the tafs at this time. Outside of storms, vfr conditions will continue. Although tsra is not mentioned in the tafs after midnight tonight, there is a small chance isolated convection will linger all night. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && SHORT TERM...MY LONG TERM...KH AVIATION...MY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 4:07 AM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 407 AM CDT Tue Jun 12 2018 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-130915- 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- 407 AM CDT Tue Jun 12 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will continue today. Locally heavy rainfall is the primary concern, especially where the ground is nearly saturated in southwest Indiana and southeast Illinois. Some isolated flooding is possible. During the afternoon and early evening, a few strong storms with hail and gusty winds are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday. Locally heavy rain and dangerous lightning are the primary concerns. A few storms could become strong, with hail and gusty winds. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms every day from Thursday into early next week. The storms will be mainly during the heat of the afternoon. Dangerous lightning will be the main concern. The heat index will peak around 100 degrees each afternoon from Friday through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. York
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:21 AM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 121 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018 ILZ090-094-KYZ007-120700- Massac IL-Pope IL-Livingston KY- 121 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MASSAC...CENTRAL POPE AND NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT... At 121 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Metropolis, moving northeast at 10 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Golconda and Burna. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3724 8877 3747 8859 3729 8834 3711 8861 TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 222DEG 8KT 3724 8863 York
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 2:24 AM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
521 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 AM LIGHTNING 6 W CADIZ 36.87N 87.93W
06/12/2018 TRIGG KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO HOUSES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND ON FIRE.
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MYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell, Hopkins, Lyon, Union, Webster | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Trigg | 45 min |
| 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, 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, 3:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Wabash | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Butler, Stoddard | 52 min |
| Jun 12, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi | 33 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.