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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Paducah, KY
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.
- 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
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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</html>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.
&&
DRSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:55 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, Hickman | 35 min |
| Mar 3, 5:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, Marshall | 32 min |
| Mar 3, 6:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 16 min |
| Mar 3, 9:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 10:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 52 min |
| Mar 3, 10:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 2 more | 61 min |
| Mar 3, 10:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 15 min |
| Mar 3, 10:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 10:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 11:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Graves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall | 21 min |
| Mar 3, 11:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Graves, Livingston, Lyon and 4 more | 60 min |
| Mar 3, 11:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 11 min |
| Mar 3, 11:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 11:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon, Trigg and 1 more | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 11:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Union and 1 more | 65 min |
| Mar 3, 12:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Union | 28 min |
| Mar 3, 12:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 2 more | 51 min |
| Mar 3, 12:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 12:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 41 min |
| Mar 3, 12:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, McLean | 47 min |
| Mar 3, 12:49 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 116 min |
| Mar 3, 12:55 PM CST | High Wind Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Graves and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:36 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 84 min |
| Mar 3, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Watch | PAH | Livingston, McCracken | 7 min |
| Mar 3, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 11 days |
| Mar 3, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard | 11 days |
| Mar 3, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 5 days |
| Mar 3, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Henderson, Union | 7 days |
| Mar 3, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Union | 9 days |
| Mar 3, 1:43 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Union | 9 days |
| Mar 3, 1:50 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Livingston, McCracken | 9 days |
| Mar 3, 4:06 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:48 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 5 days |
| Mar 3, 9:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 8 days |
| Mar 3, 9:46 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wabash, White | 21 days |
| Mar 3, 10:16 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Wayne, White | 12 days |
| Mar 3, 11:50 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:24 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne, White | 46 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Wayne | 9 hr |
| Mar 3, 8:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid | 23 min |
| Mar 3, 11:28 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Butler | 40 hr |
Nearby
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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.