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Flash Flood Warning 84, NWS Paducah, KY

August 14, 20235 counties in Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2023, 2:53 AM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 4 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 14, 2023, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bollinger County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 257 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 2023-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2633 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2023-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2633 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.2

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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 14, 12:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 12:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 1:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
134 AM CDT Mon Aug 14 2023

MOZ086-100-140700-
Wayne MO-Bollinger MO-
134 AM CDT Mon Aug 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Bollinger
and east central Wayne Counties through 200 AM CDT...

At 133 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Puxico, or 12 miles west of Advance, moving northeast
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Grassy around 145 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Marble Hill and
Leopold.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southeastern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3707 9029 3754 8988 3716 8987 3713 8994
      3713 8996 3706 8997 3704 9011 3704 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 218DEG 40KT 3709 9014

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

DRS
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 1:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
146 AM CDT Mon Aug 14 2023

MOZ110-111-140715-
Stoddard MO-Scott MO-
146 AM CDT Mon Aug 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Scott
and northern Stoddard Counties through 215 AM CDT...

At 145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bloomfield, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Bell City around 205 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Advance and Oran.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9015 3704 9007 3704 9000 3706 8999
      3705 8996 3710 8996 3713 8990 3708 8958
      3679 8989
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 212DEG 25KT 3690 8992

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

DRS
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 2:27 AM CDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
227 AM CDT Mon Aug 14 2023

ILZ092-MOZ087-110-111-140800-
Alexander IL-Stoddard MO-Cape Girardeau MO-Scott MO-
227 AM CDT Mon Aug 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Alexander, northwestern Scott, southeastern Cape Girardeau and
northeastern Stoddard Counties through 300 AM CDT...

At 227 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Oran, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Morley around 230 AM CDT.
  Oran around 235 AM CDT.
  Benton and Delta around 240 AM CDT.
  Chaffee around 245 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Kelso, Dutchtown,
Scott City, Gordonville, Cape Girardeau Airport, Cape Girardeau and
Jackson.

This includes Interstate 55 between Mile Markers 82 and 102.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3697 8972 3709 8988 3741 8959 3722 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 222DEG 26KT 3709 8974

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

DRS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 3:45 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHBallard, McCracken3 hr
Aug 14, 4:14 AM CDTTornado WarningPAHGraves, Livingston, McCracken, Marshall17 min
Aug 14, 4:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston and 3 more48 min
Aug 14, 5:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian, Daviess, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd39 min
Aug 14, 6:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCarlisle, Graves, Hickman3 hr
Aug 13, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWayne45 min
Aug 13, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWhite30 min
Aug 13, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHHamilton26 min
Aug 13, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHGallatin30 min
Aug 13, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHHamilton30 min
Aug 13, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHSaline42 min
Aug 13, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHGallatin32 min
Aug 14, 12:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHBollinger, Wayne28 min
Aug 14, 1:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHBollinger, Wayne6 hr
Aug 14, 1:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBollinger26 min
Aug 14, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHStoddard29 min
Aug 14, 2:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCape Girardeau, Scott3 hr
Aug 14, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHScott33 min
Aug 14, 7:09 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne3 hr
Aug 14, 10:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHWayne23 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.