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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Paducah, KY

August 3, 2023Wayne County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2023, 1:02 AM CDT for Wayne County, Illinois. It was in force for 7 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
Aug 3, 2023, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2023, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Wayne County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:02 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 192 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2023-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2023-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
766 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 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 Aug 3, 12:49 AM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:49 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 2:45 PM CDT, 10 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
245 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2023

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-031000-
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-
245 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2023 /345 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms this evening and overnight will include locally
heavy rains capable of repeating over the same areas, heightening
the flooding potential. As a result, a Flood Watch is in effect
for much of the area. Refer to the Watch for additional details.

There is also a small risk for strong to severe storms to produce
damaging wind gusts and large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Continued daily storm chances exist through much of the remainder
of the forecast, including the potential for some stronger storms
Thursday and again late this weekend.

Heat index values of 100 to 107 degrees are possible across
portions of southeast Missouri Thursday afternoon, when a Heat
Advisory is in effect. Refer to the Advisory for additional
details.

Triple digit heat indices are also possible across parts of the
region each afternoon Friday through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters should maintain alert status in case their activation is
requested tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 12:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 3, 12:14 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1214 AM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 WSW Silver Lake       37.66N 90.05W
08/02/2023                   Perry              MO   Broadcast Media

            Trees down with power outages at Lake Perry.

&&

RJP
Local storm report, Aug 3, 12:20 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1220 AM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1155 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Fruitland               37.45N 89.64W
08/02/2023                   Cape Girardeau     MO   Broadcast Media

            Trees down with power outages in Fruitland.
            Report relayed by KFVS 12. Time estimated
            from radar.

&&

RJP
Local storm report, Aug 3, 12:31 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1231 AM CDT Thu Aug 3 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1132 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Patton                  37.50N 90.01W
08/02/2023                   Bollinger          MO   Broadcast Media

            Power lines down near Patton. Relayed by
            KFVS 12. Time estimated from radar.

&&

RJP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, McCracken46 min
Aug 3, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarlisle, Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall50 min
Aug 3, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCaldwell, Lyon30 min
Aug 3, 3:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHHenderson2 hr
Aug 3, 3:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHDaviess, Henderson2 hr
Aug 3, 5:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Hickman26 min
Aug 3, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBallard38 min
Aug 3, 7:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman52 min
Aug 3, 9:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHFulton, Hickman2 hr
Aug 3, 11:30 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHFulton, Hickman6 hr
Aug 2, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHAlexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Union, Williamson52 min
Aug 3, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHWayne23 min
Aug 3, 1:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHEdwards6 hr
Aug 3, 2:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHWabash4 hr
Aug 3, 6:40 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHWabash3 hr
Aug 3, 7:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHEdwards, Wayne5 hr
Aug 3, 8:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHWayne, White25 hr
Aug 2, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry48 min
Aug 2, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger15 min
Aug 2, 11:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHPerry3 hr
Aug 3, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWayne45 min
Aug 3, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarter, Wayne24 min
Aug 3, 12:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Carter, Wayne47 min
Aug 3, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne31 min
Aug 3, 2:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHNew Madrid32 min
Aug 3, 4:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBollinger46 min
Aug 3, 4:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHBollinger7 hr
Aug 3, 5:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCape Girardeau, Scott92 min
Aug 3, 5:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMississippi, Scott, Stoddard43 min
Aug 3, 6:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry47 min
Aug 3, 6:18 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHPerry3 hr
Aug 3, 6:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHCape Girardeau, Scott5 hr
Aug 3, 8:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHWayne49 hr
Aug 3, 8:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHBollinger, Scott, Stoddard3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.