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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Paducah, KY
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.
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.
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.
- 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
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 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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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.
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RJPLocal 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.
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RJPLocal 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.
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RJPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, McCracken | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Carlisle, Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell, Lyon | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 3:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Henderson | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 6:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 7:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 9:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 11:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Union, Williamson | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 1:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Wayne | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 1:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards | 6 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Wabash | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Wabash | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 7:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wayne | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne, White | 25 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry | 48 min |
| Aug 2, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 15 min |
| Aug 2, 11:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Perry | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 12:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wayne | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carter, Wayne | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Carter, Wayne | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 2:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | New Madrid | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Bollinger | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 4:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott | 92 min |
| Aug 3, 5:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Mississippi, Scott, Stoddard | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 6:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 6:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Perry | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott | 5 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 49 hr |
| Aug 3, 8:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Scott, Stoddard | 3 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.