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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Paducah, KY

February 28, 2021Christian County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 2:58 PM CST for Christian County, Kentucky. It was in force for 6 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: Feb 28, 2021, 2:58 PM CST (20:58 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Christian County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 25 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
Feb 28, 4:30 PM CST	FLASH FLOOD	6 W Pembroke, KY	HWY 41 HAS BEEN CLOSED SOUTH OF HOPKINSVILLE NEAR NOVADELL GOLF COURSE. ROAD IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER.

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 114 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 695 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 480 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 488 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

268 
WGUS53 KPAH 282058
FFWPAH
KYC047-010300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0007.210228T2058Z-210301T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
258 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Christian County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 900 PM CST Sunday.

* At 258 PM CST, emergency management, trained weather spotters, and 
  broadcast media reported widespread flash flooding occurring 
  across central and southern Christian County. Additional heavy 
  rain is moving into the area, which will only worsen the ongoing 
  flooding. Between 3 and 6 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...
  Hopkinsville, Oak Grove, Fort Campbell, Pembroke, Lafayette and 
  Herndon.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3679 8767 3696 8766 3704 8727 3703 8727
      3702 8727 3701 8727 3665 8734 3664 8769
      3671 8768 3672 8768 3674 8768 3675 8767
      3676 8767

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

DWS

1 follow-up statement

638 
WGUS73 KPAH 282327
FFSPAH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
527 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

KYC047-010300-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210301T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Christian KY-
527 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING 
FOR CHRISTIAN COUNTY...

At 527 PM CST, Emergency management reported many roads flooded 
across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. 
Flash flooding is already occurring.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
         urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hopkinsville, Oak Grove, Fort Campbell, Pembroke, Lafayette and 
  Herndon.

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 3679 8767 3696 8766 3704 8727 3703 8727
      3702 8727 3701 8727 3665 8734 3664 8769
      3671 8768 3672 8768 3674 8768 3675 8767
      3676 8767

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

CN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 2:28 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Henderson, Union	2 hr
Feb 28, 5:16 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, Union	5 hr
Feb 28, 6:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves	33 min
Feb 28, 6:45 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway, Lyon, Marshall, Trigg	9 min
Feb 28, 7:31 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Calloway, Graves	54 min
Feb 28, 8:23 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Marshall, Trigg	12 hr
Feb 28, 8:51 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd	6 hr
Feb 28, 10:03 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	McLean, Webster	15 days
Feb 28, 10:43 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	9 hr
Feb 28, 10:49 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	20 hr
Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	12 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Union	17 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Union	15 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	21 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Ballard	40 days
Feb 28, 11:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman	41 days
Feb 28, 1:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	23 min
Feb 28, 1:16 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian	29 min
Feb 28, 2:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	26 min
Feb 28, 2:10 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Fulton, Hickman	6 hr
Feb 28, 2:50 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threat	PAH	Todd	6 hr
Feb 28, 5:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess, McLean	16 min
Feb 28, 5:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	32 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.