Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 4, 2021, 3:05 AM CDT for Christian County, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 7 hr. 2 reports 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
- May 4, 2021, 3:05 AM CDT (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Christian County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 4:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Greenville, KY | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN GREENVILLE. |
| May 4, 9:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Nw Greenville, KY | WATER STILL 18 TO 24 INCHES DEEP OVER KENTUCKY 181 NEAR 601. CAR STALLED OUT. WATER WAS CLOSE TO 4 FEET DEEP EARLIER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1050 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 7.6
The text
As transmitted.
189
WGUS53 KPAH 040805
FFWPAH
KYC047-177-041100-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0014.210504T0805Z-210504T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
305 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Christian County in south central Kentucky...
Muhlenberg County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 600 AM CDT.
* At 305 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. 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...
Crofton, Powderly, Weir, Greenville, Dunmor and Drakesboro.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3713 8737 3719 8731 3731 8699 3727 8698
3724 8691 3718 8689 3718 8692 3715 8693
3711 8689 3707 8694 3704 8722 3704 8726
3706 8724 3708 8726 3704 8729 3703 8771
3715 8768 3711 8752
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
AL1 follow-up statement
913
WGUS53 KPAH 041053
FFWPAH
KYC047-177-041500-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210504T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
553 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Christian County in south central Kentucky...
Muhlenberg County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 553 AM CDT, thunderstorms producing heavy rain continue across
the warned area. Law enforcement has reported several roads
flooding in Greenville. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Crofton, Powderly, Weir, Greenville, Dunmor and Drakesboro.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3713 8737 3719 8731 3731 8699 3727 8698
3724 8691 3718 8689 3718 8692 3715 8693
3711 8689 3707 8694 3704 8722 3704 8726
3706 8724 3708 8726 3704 8729 3703 8771
3715 8768 3711 8752
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
ALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 11:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 31 min |
| May 3, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Lyon | 34 min |
| May 3, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 51 min |
| May 4, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 43 min |
| May 4, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell | 25 min |
| May 4, 1:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess | 31 min |
| May 4, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hopkins | 52 min |
| May 4, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg | 45 min |
| May 4, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 43 min |
| May 4, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken | 64 min |
| May 4, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 55 min |
| May 4, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg | 69 min |
| May 4, 3:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 3 hr |
| May 4, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 53 min |
| May 4, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 40 min |
| May 4, 3:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess, McLean | 51 min |
| May 4, 3:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves | 31 min |
| May 4, 4:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Christian, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg | 52 min |
| May 4, 4:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | McCracken | 3 hr |
| May 4, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 1 more | 45 min |
| May 4, 4:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg | 5 hr |
| May 4, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd | 39 min |
| May 4, 5:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 21 min |
| May 4, 9:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd | 110 min |
| May 4, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 6 days |
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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.