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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 9, 2021, 8:19 AM CDT for Edwards County, Wayne County, Illinois. It was in force for 2 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
- Aug 9, 2021, 8:19 AM CDT (13:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2021, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Edwards County, IL, Wayne County, IL
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 150 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
523
WGUS53 KPAH 091319
FFWPAH
ILC047-191-091545-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0047.210809T1319Z-210809T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
819 AM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Wayne County in south central Illinois...
Edwards County in southeastern Illinois...
* Until 1045 AM CDT.
* At 819 AM CDT, Doppler Radar indicated that thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area earlier this morning.
Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...At 755 am CDT, Fairfield Police Department reported
that flooding continued along and north of Route 45.
A person was also rescued from their vehicle earlier
this morning.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fairfield, Albion, Grayville, Wayne City, West Salem, Cisne,
Jeffersonville, Sims, Bone Gap, Browns, Mount Erie, Keenes,
Johnsonville and Golden Gate.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 8870 3861 8870 3860 8815 3857 8815
3857 8795 3854 8795 3854 8794 3850 8796
3844 8794 3842 8795 3840 8798 3839 8797
3838 8798 3834 8795 3831 8795 3831 8796
3829 8795 3827 8799 3826 8799 3828 8801
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
SMITH2 follow-up statements
700
WGUS73 KPAH 091532
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1032 AM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
ILC047-191-091545-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210809T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Edwards IL-Wayne IL-
1032 AM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR WAYNE AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
At 1032 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a few lingering showers and
isolated thunderstorms fell during the past hour in the warned area,
but that the rainfall trend should continue to decrease for the
remainder of the morning. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen
in the warned area early this morning.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...At 1020 am CDT, Wayne County Sheriffs office reported
water was receding from roads flooded earlier this
morning. At 1022 am CDT...Edwards County Sheriffs office
reported that one low lying road that normally floods
still has water on it. Water should recede from this
roadway later this morning.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fairfield, Albion, Grayville, Wayne City, West Salem, Cisne,
Jeffersonville, Sims, Bone Gap, Browns, Mount Erie, Keenes,
Johnsonville and Golden Gate.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 8870 3861 8870 3860 8815 3857 8815
3857 8795 3854 8795 3854 8794 3850 8796
3844 8794 3842 8795 3840 8798 3839 8797
3838 8798 3834 8795 3831 8795 3831 8796
3829 8795 3827 8799 3826 8799 3828 8801
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
SMITH562
WGUS73 KPAH 091554
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1054 AM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
ILC047-191-091604-
/O.EXP.KPAH.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-210809T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Edwards IL-Wayne IL-
1054 AM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WAYNE AND EDWARDS COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3827 8870 3861 8870 3860 8815 3857 8815
3857 8795 3854 8795 3854 8794 3850 8796
3844 8794 3842 8795 3840 8798 3839 8797
3838 8798 3834 8795 3831 8795 3831 8796
3829 8795 3827 8799 3826 8799 3828 8801
$$
SMITHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 4:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:53 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin and 13 more | 3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.