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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Paducah, KY

June 2, 2021Trigg County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2021, 7:01 PM CDT for Trigg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2021, 7:01 PM CDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Trigg County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 144 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 389 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 190 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
389 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
931 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
5.1

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The text

As transmitted.

125 
WGUS53 KPAH 030001
FFWPAH
KYC221-030300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0019.210603T0001Z-210603T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
701 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Trigg County in western Kentucky...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 701 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have 
  fallen over the past 4 hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly. Additional rainfall in excess of 1 inch 
  is possible.

  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...
  Cadiz, Land Between The Lakes Area, Canton and Linton.

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 3681 8813 3688 8789 3690 8775 3665 8785
      3668 8807 3671 8808 3675 8811

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SP
1 follow-up statement
438 
WGUS73 KPAH 030153
FFSPAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
853 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

KYC221-030300-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210603T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trigg KY-
853 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTY...

At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain had ended across 
the warned area. However, water may be slow to recede due to 3+ 
inches occurring across parts of the county.

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...
  Cadiz, Land Between The Lakes Area, Canton and Linton.

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 3681 8813 3688 8789 3690 8775 3665 8785
      3668 8807 3671 8808 3675 8811

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

SP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHHenderson44 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.