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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 4, 2021, 7:57 PM CDT for Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 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
- May 4, 2021, 7:57 PM CDT (00:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Todd County, KY
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wsw Sharon Grove, KY | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF WATER OVER MANY STATE AND COUNTY ROADS, INCLUDING HIGHLAND LICK, MT. SHARON, COLLIER SPRINGS, LIBERTY, WHITE AND OTHERS. |
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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 539 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
102
WGUS53 KPAH 050057
FFWPAH
KYC219-050400-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0016.210505T0057Z-210505T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
757 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northern Todd County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 757 PM 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...
Allegre and Clifty.
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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3703 8727 3704 8706 3686 8706 3679 8731
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
DWS2 follow-up statements
719
WGUS73 KPAH 050306
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1006 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
KYC219-050400-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210505T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Todd KY-
1006 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHERN TODD COUNTY...
At 1006 PM CDT, emergency management reported multiple reports of
flooding roads across northern Todd County, including Highland,
Mount Sharon, Collier Springs, Liberty, White, and others. Between 2
and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Allegre and Clifty.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3703 8727 3704 8706 3686 8706 3679 8731
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
DWS085 WGUS73 KPAH 050359 FFSPAH Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 1059 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021 KYC219-050409- /O.EXP.KPAH.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210505T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Todd KY- 1059 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN TODD COUNTY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING... The heavy rain has ended, but widespread flooding of roads across northern Todd County will likely continue overnight. Use extreme caution if driving overnight in this area, LAT...LON 3703 8727 3704 8706 3686 8706 3679 8731 $$ DWS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian | 29 min |
| May 4, 8:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Christian | 3 hr |
| May 4, 9:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Muhlenberg | 2 hr |
| May 4, 9:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 13 hr |
| May 4, 9:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 105 min |
| May 4, 10:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Todd | 8 hr |
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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.