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Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Paducah, KY
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.
- 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
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
$$
SP1 follow-up statement
438
WGUS73 KPAH 030153
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
853 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
KYC221-030300-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210603T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Trigg KY-
853 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TRIGG COUNTY...
At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain had ended across
the warned area. However, water may be slow to recede due to 3+
inches occurring across parts of the county.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Cadiz, Land Between The Lakes Area, Canton and Linton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3681 8813 3688 8789 3690 8775 3665 8785
3668 8807 3671 8808 3675 8811
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
SPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.