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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Paducah, KY

June 21, 20197 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2019, 5:05 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2019, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2019, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, McLean County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2019-06-21Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2019-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1203 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 warning went out at Jun 21, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
345 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019

.SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Sunday night)
Issued at 330 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019

Will need to be a bit brief due to ongoing severe weather.

Two lines of strong to occasionally severe thunderstorms will
affect the area late this afternoon into the early evening.
Extremely unstable conditions continue ahead of the complexes, and
they may in fact merge with time. Effective bulk shear near 40 kts
should help sustain the organized convection.

Thereafter, we expect another round of storms to develop later
tonight into Saturday morning along a frontal boundary stretching
from southern IL into northern KY. Though the severe potential may
be more limited with these storms, it will not be zero, and
torrential rainfall with PWATS over 1.75" could lead to flash
flooding of saturated soils from early evening storms. Thus, have
decided to initiate a flash flood watch for tonight through 15Z
Sat for location along and n/e of the sfc boundary. This generally
includes locations east of a line running from Mt Vernon, IL to
Hopkinsville, KY.

Hoping to get a bit of a break in the precip for some of the day
Saturday as H50 ridge tries to shift east toward the the region.
However, the surface boundary will likely still be hanging around,
and could focus yet another round of storms, some possible severe
during peak heating of the day and early evening. In fact, Sunday
looks unsettled as well, with a decent chance of at least some
scattered afternoon/evening convection. Becoming tough to catch a
break in this type of stagnant weather pattern.

It should also worth noting that very humid conditions over the
weekend will lead to heat indices popping up to near 100 degrees
where the sun comes out for a few hours during the late morning
and afternoon in between rounds of storms.

.LONG TERM...(Monday through Friday)
Issued at 330 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019

Models are coming in better agreement next week after Monday anyway.
They usually do improve as the weather calms down.

Monday however should remain active with an upper level trough
moving out of the plains into our area. It will also have a surface
reflection of a cold front. This should give us fairly high
confidence in thunderstorms and rain. CAPE's should be around 1k
j/kg2 with LI's around -4...so a strong storm could be possible.
This would especially be true near the front. The only difference
here is the GFS is a little faster at moving this system out which
is not unusual. So as the blend produced a comprise between the
timing issues among the models and it seems logical to us. Monday
the clouds and rain should hold temperatures down in the low to mid
80s range.

Tuesday should be drier but temperatures start to warm back to the
mid and upper 80s. However dew points will fall from 70 into the
middle 60s so it should be a little more tolerable. An upper ridge
over the southwest will build into the region with a surface high
tries to build in from the Gulf. There will also be a weak surface
high in the fronts wake to assist at inhibiting storm development.
This should keep any chance of rain to a minimum as we head through
the rest of the week. However temperatures will warm up to around
90. With this in mind we cant say there couldn't be pop up summer
time thunderstorm but the chances are too low to include at this
time. Friday the flow will turn easterly at the surface and could
result in a little cooler temperatures.

&&

.AVIATION...
Issued at 1231 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019

There will be a line of tsra move through mvn...evv and owb this
afternoon. We could easily see gusts of 30 to 40 mph with some
storms. Heavy rain as well. This will pass and be followed by some
rain but mostly VFR conditions. There will also be some llws this
evening.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for ILZ076>078-083.

MO...None.
IN...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for INZ081-082-
     085>088.

KY...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for KYZ014>022.

&&

SHORT TERM...GM
LONG TERM...KH
AVIATION...KH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 3:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
354 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-221000-
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-
354 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms. A line of
thunderstorms will move southeast across our region this
afternoon into early this evening. The primary hazard appears to
be scattered damaging wind gusts. A few storms could also produce
large hail and flooding rainfall.

More storms are possible during the overnight hours, accompanied
by locally heavy rain and strong gusty winds. This second round of
heavy rainfall could result in increased flooding potential. Most
of the storms overnight are forecast to occur east of the
Mississippi River.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Heat indices are forecast to reach 100 degrees in parts of our
region Saturday, mainly in southeast Missouri and southern
Illinois.

There is a chance of thunderstorms Saturday through Monday. The
primary hazards will be heavy rain and lightning, but a few
strong to severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is requested today or tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 4:18 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
418 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2019

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

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 WNW BURFORDVILLE      37.40N 89.92W
06/21/2019                   BOLLINGER          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. 2 TREES DOWN IN
            SCOPUS.

&&

ATL
Local storm report, Jun 21, 4:26 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
426 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2019

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

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PATTON                  37.50N 90.01W
06/21/2019                   BOLLINGER          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWERLINES DOWN. BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED.

&&

ATL
Local storm report, Jun 21, 4:36 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
436 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2019

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

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW CAPE GIRARDEAU    37.30N 89.57W
06/21/2019                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   PUBLIC

            60MPH WIND GUST, BROKEN TREELIMBS AND ROOF
            SHINGLE DAMAGE.

&&

ATL
Local storm report, Jun 21, 4:42 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 2:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchPAHCaldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins and 5 more19 hr
Jun 21, 3:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHHenderson45 min
Jun 21, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden, Union25 min
Jun 21, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken41 min
Jun 21, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson36 min
Jun 21, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston41 min
Jun 21, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken and 1 more53 min
Jun 21, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess, McLean29 min
Jun 21, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCaldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Union and 1 more65 min
Jun 21, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Lyon, Trigg62 min
Jun 21, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway, Graves, Marshall39 min
Jun 21, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMuhlenberg37 min
Jun 21, 6:22 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHTrigg23 min
Jun 21, 6:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and 1 more4 hr
Jun 21, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway31 min
Jun 21, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Todd57 min
Jun 21, 6:41 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian25 min
Jun 21, 6:56 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Todd34 min
Jun 21, 1:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHFranklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, Wayne56 min
Jun 21, 2:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Perry, Wayne and 1 more39 min
Jun 21, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wabash and 2 more46 min
Jun 21, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson, Union, Williamson46 min
Jun 21, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHJackson, Perry60 min
Jun 21, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson37 min
Jun 21, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJohnson, Union, Williamson33 min
Jun 21, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson, Perry40 min
Jun 21, 4:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHJackson6 hr
Jun 21, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHAlexander, Jackson, Union48 min
Jun 21, 4:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHWilliamson6 hr
Jun 21, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJohnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Williamson47 min
Jun 21, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarter54 min
Jun 21, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne26 min
Jun 21, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Ripley57 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019

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.