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River Flood Warning 48, NWS Paducah, KY

February 23, 2019Christian County, Trigg County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 23, 2019, 6:53 PM CST for Christian County, Trigg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2019, 6:53 PM CST (00:53 UTC)
Expired
Feb 23, 2019, 9:45 PM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Christian County, KY, Trigg County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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 river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville - 68/80 (HLHK2). The gauge peaked at 15.94 ft at Feb 23, 2019, 7:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
17 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03437480, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 23, 6:47 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 6:47 PM CST, 6 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 3:34 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
334 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

KYZ017-022-232200-
Todd KY-Christian KY-
334 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHRISTIAN AND TODD COUNTIES UNTIL
400 PM CST...

At 333 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from northwest Todd County to just south of
Clarksville. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3664 8706 3664 8769 3696 8766 3700 8773
      3703 8771 3715 8768 3710 8752 3713 8749
      3713 8737 3716 8735 3715 8733 3711 8731
      3711 8728 3705 8726 3707 8725 3706 8724
      3704 8725 3704 8712 3706 8706
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 273DEG 33KT 3702 8719 3640 8741

York
Local storm report, Feb 23, 3:42 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
342 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

0341 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSW CADIZ             36.83N 87.85W
02/23/2019                   TRIGG              KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER OVER PORTIONS OF OLD DOVER ROAD IN
            TRIGG COUNTY.

&&

DWS
Local storm report, Feb 23, 4:02 PM CST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
402 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

0400 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW ROCKCASTLE         36.92N 88.01W
02/23/2019  M1.80 INCH       LYON               KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
Local storm report, Feb 23, 4:08 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
408 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

0407 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNW HAMLIN            36.66N 88.11W
02/23/2019                   CALLOWAY           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE HOME WAS EVACUATED DUE TO FLOOD WATER ON
            ROWLETT TRAIL.

&&
Local storm report, Feb 23, 4:11 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
411 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

0410 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NNW MURRAY            36.63N 88.32W
02/23/2019                   CALLOWAY           KY   PUBLIC

            WATER RESCUE DUE TO VEHICLE STALLED IN FLOOD
            WATER NORTH OF MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY ON N.
            16TH STREET.

&&
Local storm report, Feb 23, 4:37 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
437 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2019

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

0420 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W MURRAY              36.61N 88.33W
02/23/2019  M2.56 INCH       CALLOWAY           KY   MESONET

            2.56 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 1230 PM AND 420 PM

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 6:23 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHTodd3 hr
Feb 23, 6:30 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHHopkins3 hr
Feb 23, 6:45 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHCalloway3 hr
Feb 23, 9:18 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHTodd11 hr
Feb 23, 9:27 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHHopkins11 hr
Feb 23, 11:48 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHChristian, Trigg3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2019Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.