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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Paducah, KY

July 2, 2022Hopkins County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2022, 3:46 PM CDT for Hopkins County, Kentucky. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 2022, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2022, 4:39 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Hopkins County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 350 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2022-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 24 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2022-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 2, 3:14 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:14 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:19 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
108 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022

MOZ076-086-021845-
Bollinger MO-Perry MO-
108 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Bollinger
and southwestern Perry Counties through 145 PM CDT...

At 107 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Cobalt, or 7 miles east of Fredericktown, moving east
at .20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Patton and Alliance around 125 PM CDT.

This includes Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 127 and 128.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3769 9010 3769 8986 3740 8986 3745 9014
      3754 9014 3757 9015 3764 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 282DEG 28KT 3755 9016

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

07
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
238 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022

KYZ010-014-015-022015-
Crittenden KY-Webster KY-Union KY-
238 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Crittenden, southwestern Union and southwestern Webster Counties
through 315 PM CDT...

At 237 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Marion, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Clay and Sturgis.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3735 8781 3735 8782 3736 8783 3731 8791
      3728 8805 3747 8811 3747 8809 3749 8806
      3752 8806 3758 8814 3759 8814 3761 8794
      3743 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 191DEG 16KT 3739 8797

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

07
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:09 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
309 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022

ILZ091-KYZ010-014-022030-
Hardin IL-Crittenden KY-Union KY-
309 PM CDT Sat Jul 2 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Hardin,
Crittenden, and southwestern Union Counties through 330 PM CDT...

At 309 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sturgis to 15 miles northwest of Creswell
to 8 miles southwest of Clay to near Marion to near Salem. Movement
was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Sturgis around 315 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3728 8798 3727 8822 3734 8830 3737 8830
      3759 8817 3757 8814 3759 8814 3761 8793
      3753 8787 3747 8794 3741 8793 3740 8790
      3742 8785 3740 8784 3738 8786 3738 8784
      3739 8782 3738 8781
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 262DEG 24KT 3757 8806 3748 8804 3741 8795 3736
8809 3732 8821

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

07
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:32 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWebster37 min
Jul 2, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWebster28 min
Jul 2, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCrittenden21 min
Jul 2, 3:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCaldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Union, Webster80 min
Jul 2, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCrittenden9 min
Jul 2, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHopkins48 min
Jul 2, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWebster43 min
Jul 2, 3:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHMcLean, Muhlenberg81 min
Jul 2, 1:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHJackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Union, Williamson3 hr
Jul 2, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBollinger37 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2022Every flash flood warning in 2022

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.