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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2022, 7:16 AM CDT for Hamilton County, Saline County, White County, Illinois. It was in force for 73 min. 3 reports 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
- Jul 27, 2022, 7:16 AM CDT (12:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2022, 8:29 AM CDT
- In force
- 73 min
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hamilton County, IL, Saline County, IL, White County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 7:30 AM CDT | FLOOD | 1 Wnw Broughton, IL | STATE ROUTE 142 HAD A FEW INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD IN THE TOWN OF BROUGHTON. |
| Jul 27, 8:00 AM CDT | FLOOD | Carmi, IL | SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER NUMEROUS ROADS WITHIN THE COUNTY INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 1, 14, AND 45. |
| Jul 27, 8:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Broughton, IL | SEVERAL ROADS IN THE BROUGHTON AREA WITH WATER OVER THEM. HWY 142 HAD WATER AT LEAST A FOOT DEEP OVER IT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 396 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
933
WGUS53 KPAH 271216
FFWPAH
ILC065-165-193-271515-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0021.220727T1216Z-220727T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
716 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Hamilton County in south central Illinois...
White County in southeastern Illinois...
Northern Saline County in southern Illinois...
* Until 1015 AM CDT.
* At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Carmi, Grayville, Norris City, Galatia, Crossville, Enfield,
Broughton, Maunie and Phillipstown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in Illinois between Mile Markers 129 and 130.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3799 8870 3825 8798 3820 8798 3816 8793
3817 8791 3813 8795 3810 8802 3808 8801
3809 8797 3806 8798 3805 8804 3803 8804
3803 8801 3801 8803 3797 8801 3795 8804
3791 8837 3789 8837 3782 8858 3785 8871
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
DWS1 follow-up statement
966
WGUS73 KPAH 271329
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
829 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
ILC065-165-193-271339-
/O.CAN.KPAH.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220727T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Hamilton IL-Saline IL-White IL-
829 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON, WHITE AND NORTHERN
SALINE COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3799 8870 3825 8798 3820 8798 3816 8793
3817 8791 3813 8795 3810 8802 3808 8801
3809 8797 3806 8798 3805 8804 3803 8804
3803 8801 3801 8803 3797 8801 3795 8804
3791 8837 3789 8837 3782 8858 3785 8871
$$
SPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | PAH | Alexander, Massac, Pulaski | 18 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Edwards, Wabash, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 6:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | White | 20 min |
| Jul 27, 8:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Hamilton, Saline, White | 106 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.