Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT for Calloway County, Marshall County, Trigg 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
- Jun 2, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Calloway County, KY, Marshall County, KY, Trigg County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 4:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Dexter, KY | NUMEROUS RURAL COUNTY ROADS ARE EITHER FLOODED OR COMPLETELY WASHED OUT FROM NEAR ALMO TO DEXTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS. |
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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 417 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
224
WGUS53 KPAH 022100
FFWPAH
KYC035-157-221-030000-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0018.210602T2100Z-210603T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
400 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Calloway County in western Kentucky...
Southeastern Marshall County in western Kentucky...
Trigg County in western Kentucky...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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 flooding include...
Murray, Cadiz, Land Between The Lakes Area, Canton, Rockcastle,
Hardin, Aurora, Linton and Kirksey.
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.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 8849 3675 8848 3682 8822 3687 8816
3691 8801 3696 8790 3696 8787 3695 8786
3699 8771 3666 8785 3668 8807 3658 8804
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
SP1 follow-up statement
666
WGUS73 KPAH 022155
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
455 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
KYC035-157-221-030000-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210603T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Calloway KY-Marshall KY-Trigg KY-
455 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
CALLOWAY...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND TRIGG COUNTIES...
At 452 PM CDT, law enforcement reported numerous county roads were
either flooded or completely washed out from near Almo to Dexter in
Calloway County. Radar estimates indicate over 3 inches of rain fell
in this area over the past 3 hours.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage
and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Murray, Cadiz, Land Between The Lakes Area, Canton, Rockcastle,
Hardin, Aurora, Linton and Kirksey.
Additional rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch is possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3660 8849 3675 8848 3682 8822 3687 8816
3691 8801 3696 8790 3696 8787 3695 8786
3699 8771 3666 8785 3668 8807 3658 8804
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
SPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Trigg | 47 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.