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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Paducah, KY

January 3, 2023Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jan 3, 2023, 5:41 AM CST for Christian County, Todd 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 3, 2023, 5:41 AM CST (11:41 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2023, 8:45 AM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Christian County, KY, Todd County, KY

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 283 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.3

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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 Jan 3, 5:22 AM CST, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 5:22 AM CST, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 3:58 AM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
358 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-041000-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-
Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-
Muhlenberg-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-
Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
358 AM CST Tue Jan 3 2023 /458 AM EST Tue Jan 3 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue this morning.
There is a risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of western
Kentucky, including a tornado or two this morning. The coverage
of thunderstorms will diminish to isolated by midday. However, a
few strong storms could redevelop anywhere across the area this
afternoon. Strong gusty winds are possible with these storms.

A Flood Watch remains in effect through mid-morning. Please refer
to the Flood Watch for details.

Outside of thunderstorms, strong gusty south winds are expected
this morning, possibly up to 40 mph at times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation has been requested in parts of west Kentucky
this morning.

York

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 3, 4:56 AM CST, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 3, 4:58 AM CST, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 3, 5:00 AM CST, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 3, 5:07 AM CST, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 3, 5:32 AM CST, 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 3, 5:33 AM CST, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 2, 8:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	McCracken	40 min
Jan 2, 8:51 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman	3 hr
Jan 2, 9:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall	27 min
Jan 2, 9:12 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Livingston, McCracken, Marshall	13 min
Jan 2, 9:14 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall	4 hr
Jan 2, 9:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon	49 min
Jan 2, 9:34 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Crittenden	4 hr
Jan 2, 9:50 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Henderson, Union, Webster	4 hr
Jan 2, 10:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Fulton, Graves, Hickman	29 min
Jan 2, 10:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean	41 min
Jan 2, 10:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Marshall	38 min
Jan 2, 11:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Calloway, Marshall	30 min
Jan 2, 11:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Lyon, Marshall	18 min
Jan 3, 12:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	47 min
Jan 3, 1:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd	24 min
Jan 3, 1:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd	34 min
Jan 3, 1:29 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Todd	3 hr
Jan 3, 1:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Todd	8 min
Jan 3, 2:22 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Calloway, Marshall, Trigg	51 min
Jan 3, 2:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian	48 min
Jan 3, 2:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Calloway	31 min
Jan 3, 2:57 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg	32 min
Jan 3, 3:13 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Calloway, Marshall, Trigg	6 hr
Jan 3, 3:15 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian	30 min
Jan 3, 3:25 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins	11 min
Jan 3, 3:29 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg	6 hr
Jan 3, 3:33 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd	27 min
Jan 3, 3:53 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	16 min
Jan 3, 4:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	48 min
Jan 3, 4:42 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Todd	59 min
Jan 3, 4:45 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Muhlenberg, Todd	45 min
Jan 3, 4:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	PAH	Todd	25 min
Jan 3, 5:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	43 min
Jan 3, 5:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Todd	17 min
Jan 3, 9:00 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	3 hr
Jan 2, 8:07 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Alexander	3 hr
Jan 2, 6:36 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	2 hr
Jan 2, 7:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	New Madrid	45 min
Jan 2, 7:12 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	New Madrid, Stoddard	4 hr

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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.