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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Paducah, KY

March 3, 2023Butler County, Ripley County, Stoddard County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 3, 2023, 1:47 AM CST for Butler County, Ripley County, Stoddard County, Missouri. It was in force for 10 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
Mar 3, 2023, 1:47 AM CST (07:47 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2023, 11:45 AM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Butler County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Stoddard County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:49 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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 216 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 00:00Z on 2023-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 62 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 00:00Z on 2023-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 352 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
62 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-213 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
352 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
360 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 Mar 2, 11:50 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 11:50 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 2:10 PM CST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
210 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2023

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-030945-
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-
210 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2023 /315 PM EST Thu Mar 2 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Flood Watch for flash flooding is in effect tonight. Refer to the
Watch product for details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Flood Watch continues Friday. Refer to the Watch product for
details.

There is a risk for severe thunderstorms, mainly in the morning and
midday hours. Damaging winds, and a brief tornado or two will be
possible, primarily across west Kentucky, the southern tip of
Illinois and possibly southwest Indiana.

Strong non thunderstorms winds are also forecast. Refer to the Wind
Advisory for details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight into Friday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 2, 10:11 PM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1011 PM CST THU MAR 2 2023

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

0506 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 WSW OWENSBORO         37.74N 87.17W
03/01/2023  M61 MPH          DAVIESS            KY   AWOS

            LATE REPORT. THE KOWB AWOS MEASURED A 61 MPH
            GUST BEFORE ITS POWER WENT DOWN.

&&

DRS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 4:55 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken8 hr
Mar 3, 5:40 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHHenderson, Union8 hr
Mar 3, 5:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGraves, Hickman35 min
Mar 3, 5:52 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall and 1 more6 hr
Mar 3, 5:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGraves, Marshall32 min
Mar 3, 6:54 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster8 hr
Mar 3, 8:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBallard16 min
Mar 3, 9:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton, Graves, Hickman34 min
Mar 3, 10:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Todd52 min
Mar 3, 10:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHBallard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 2 more61 min
Mar 3, 10:52 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHChristian, Todd15 min
Mar 3, 10:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBallard, McCracken50 min
Mar 3, 10:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHChristian, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd34 min
Mar 3, 11:09 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHGraves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall21 min
Mar 3, 11:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Graves, Livingston, Lyon and 4 more60 min
Mar 3, 11:23 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHMuhlenberg11 min
Mar 3, 11:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHCrittenden, Livingston, Union46 min
Mar 3, 11:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHCaldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon, Trigg and 1 more48 min
Mar 3, 11:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHCaldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Union and 1 more65 min
Mar 3, 12:02 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHUnion28 min
Mar 3, 12:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHChristian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 2 more51 min
Mar 3, 12:12 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHHenderson, Union33 min
Mar 3, 12:19 PM CSTTornado WarningPAHHenderson, Union41 min
Mar 3, 12:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPAHDaviess, McLean47 min
Mar 3, 12:49 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken116 min
Mar 3, 12:55 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Graves and 12 more7 hr
Mar 3, 1:36 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHHenderson, Union84 min
Mar 3, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WatchPAHLivingston, McCracken7 min
Mar 3, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman11 days
Mar 3, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard11 days
Mar 3, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson5 days
Mar 3, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHHenderson, Union7 days
Mar 3, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHUnion9 days
Mar 3, 1:43 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHCrittenden, Union9 days
Mar 3, 1:50 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHLivingston, McCracken9 days
Mar 3, 4:06 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHJackson, Perry8 hr
Mar 3, 5:48 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 2 more7 hr
Mar 3, 8:57 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHEdwards, Wabash6 hr
Mar 3, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHFranklin, Williamson5 days
Mar 3, 9:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHJackson8 days
Mar 3, 9:46 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHGallatin, Wabash, White21 days
Mar 3, 10:16 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHGallatin, Wayne, White12 days
Mar 3, 11:50 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHAlexander3 hr
Mar 3, 12:24 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHFranklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 2 more3 hr
Mar 3, 1:12 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHWayne, White46 hr
Mar 3, 2:28 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHBollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Wayne9 hr
Mar 3, 8:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHMississippi, New Madrid23 min
Mar 3, 11:28 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHButler40 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2023Every flash flood warning in 2023

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.