Alert archive / Missouri / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 28, 2021, 2:38 PM CDT for Butler County, Ripley County, Missouri. It was in force for 117 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2021, 2:38 PM CDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 4:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 117 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Butler County, MO, Ripley County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:10 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Poplar Bluff, MO | FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING STREETS IN POPLAR BLUFF. MEASURED 1.20 INCHES IN PAST 30 MINUTES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 845 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
103
WGUS53 KPAH 281938
FFWPAH
MOC023-181-282330-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0010.210428T1938Z-210428T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
238 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Butler County in southeastern Missouri...
Eastern Ripley County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 238 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across eastern Ripley and western Butler Counties. This
area of storms will continue to move east across the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. There are
reports of three-quarters of an inch of rain falling in 20 minutes.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Poplar Bluff, Doniphan, Naylor, Neelyville, Qulin, Fisk, Harviell,
Fairdealing, Milltown, Hendrickson, Oxly, Budapest, Brush Arbor
and Rombauer.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3681 9066 3693 9067 3692 9026 3689 9025
3686 9025 3685 9022 3682 9022 3679 9020
3677 9021 3677 9019 3672 9015 3664 9014
3661 9017 3661 9016 3659 9019 3654 9019
3654 9021 3650 9022 3650 9085 3681 9084
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
ML2 follow-up statements
925
WGUS73 KPAH 282029
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
329 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
MOC181-282039-
/O.CAN.KPAH.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210428T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Ripley MO-
329 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY...
Heavy rain has moved east out of the county. Please continue to heed
remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Thursday for
portions of southern Illinois...southwest Indiana...western Kentucky
and southeast Missouri.
LAT...LON 3681 9066 3693 9067 3692 9026 3686 9025
3685 9022 3682 9022 3679 9020 3677 9021
3677 9019 3672 9015 3664 9014 3659 9019
3654 9019 3654 9021 3650 9022 3650 9058
3659 9058 3668 9059 3668 9063 3681 9063
$$
MOC023-282330-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210428T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Butler MO-
329 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR BUTLER COUNTY...
At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across eastern Butler County. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Poplar Bluff, Neelyville, Qulin, Fisk, Harviell, Hendrickson,
Milltown, Brush Arbor and Rombauer.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 3681 9066 3693 9067 3692 9026 3686 9025
3685 9022 3682 9022 3679 9020 3677 9021
3677 9019 3672 9015 3664 9014 3659 9019
3654 9019 3654 9021 3650 9022 3650 9058
3659 9058 3668 9059 3668 9063 3681 9063
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
ML196
WGUS73 KPAH 282135
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
435 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
MOC023-282145-
/O.CAN.KPAH.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210428T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Butler MO-
435 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BUTLER COUNTY...
The imminent threat of heavy rain has ended. Please continue to heed
remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Thursday for
portions of southern Illinois...southwest Indiana...western Kentucky
and southeast Missouri.
LAT...LON 3681 9066 3693 9067 3692 9026 3686 9025
3685 9022 3682 9022 3679 9020 3677 9021
3677 9019 3672 9015 3664 9014 3659 9019
3654 9019 3654 9021 3650 9022 3650 9058
3659 9058 3668 9059 3668 9063 3681 9063
$$
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 10:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 23 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter, Ripley | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter, Ripley | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 107 min |
| Apr 28, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Butler, Stoddard | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Scott | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Mississippi | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 4:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid | 95 min |
| Apr 28, 4:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Mississippi | 59 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.