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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Paducah, KY

February 23, 2019Christian County, Muhlenberg County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 23, 2019, 3:29 PM CST for Christian County, Muhlenberg County, Todd County, Kentucky. 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 23, 2019, 3:29 PM CST (21:29 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2019, 6:30 PM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Christian County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 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 Feb 23, 2:58 PM CST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 2:58 PM CST, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 4:45 AM CST, 10 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
445 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-241100-
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-
445 AM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Flash Flood Watch remains posted until midnight tonight for all
of west Kentucky and a small part of southeast Illinois and
southeast Missouri. Please refer to the latest Flood Watch product
for details.

The Storm Prediction Center has posted an Enhanced Risk of Severe
Thunderstorms along and south of a line from Fulton, Hardin,
Cadiz, Hopkinsville, and Elkton Kentucky. Surrounding this
Enhanced area is a Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms that covers
all of the Outlook area south of a line from Doniphan Missouri,
Grand Tower and Carmi Illinois, onward to Santa Claus Indiana. The
remainder of the outlook area is covered in a Marginal risk of
Severe Storms.

Severe thunderstorms will be possible, especially during the
afternoon and evening hours this Saturday. The primary weather
hazards will be for significant wind damage and possibly
tornadoes. Large hail cannot be ruled out as well.

A Wind Advisory has been posted for after midnight tonight, along
and north of a Perryville Missouri to Calhoun Kentucky line.
Please refer to the latest Wind Advisory product for details.

Minor to major flooding continues on most area rivers, and areal
flooding from recent heavy rains continues in some locations.
Refer to their respective Flood Warnings and statements for
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A Wind Advisory will remain in effect until Noon on Sunday,
along and north of a Perryville Missouri to Calhoun Kentucky
line. Please refer to the latest Wind Advisory product for
details.

Minor to major flooding continues on most area rivers, and areal
flooding from recent heavy rains continues in some locations.
Refer to their respective Flood Warnings and statements for
details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of rainfall and flooding are appreciated. Spotter
activation may be necessary later today. Stay tuned to the latest
forecast and updates, in case spotter activation is requested.

Smith

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 11:44 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1144 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

KYZ001>003-005-006-008-231830-
Carlisle KY-Marshall KY-McCracken KY-Graves KY-Fulton KY-Hickman KY-
1144 AM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FULTON...
MARSHALL...HICKMAN...SOUTHEASTERN CARLISLE...SOUTHEASTERN MCCRACKEN
AND NORTHERN GRAVES COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CST...

At 1144 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Clinton, moving northeast at 40 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3654 8899 3668 8913 3710 8860 3690 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 229DEG 34KT 3667 8899

York

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 12:06 PM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1206 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

ILZ091-KYZ007-010-014-231845-
Hardin IL-Crittenden KY-Union KY-Livingston KY-
1206 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARDIN...NORTHEASTERN
LIVINGSTON...NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 1245
PM CST...

At 1206 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Joy, or 13 miles west of Marion, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3777 8782 3774 8776 3766 8775 3721 8830
      3732 8848 3760 8822 3760 8818 3757 8815
      3758 8813 3766 8816 3772 8811 3774 8806
      3780 8803 3780 8800 3777 8795 3780 8793
      3781 8791 3783 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 220DEG 41KT 3733 8833

York

Local storm report, Feb 23, 1:43 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 23, 2:21 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 23, 2:54 PM CST, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 23, 3:19 PM CST, 10 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
Feb 23, 4:08 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more	36 hr
Feb 23, 11:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hickman	46 min
Feb 23, 12:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Union	39 min
Feb 23, 12:12 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman	3 hr
Feb 23, 12:51 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Calloway, Marshall	6 hr
Feb 23, 1:06 PM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	4 hr
Feb 23, 2:08 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Trigg	3 hr
Feb 23, 2:51 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon	3 hr
Feb 23, 3:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Todd	26 min
Feb 23, 5:14 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Trigg	3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.