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Flash Flood Warning 87, NWS Paducah, KY

August 27, 2023Caldwell County, Lyon County, Trigg County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 2023, 6:55 AM CDT for Caldwell County, Lyon County, Trigg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 5 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 27, 2023, 6:55 AM CDT (11:55 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2023, 12:00 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Caldwell County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Trigg County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 27, 6:43 AM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 6:43 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 4:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHLivingston3 hr
Aug 27, 5:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCaldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall3 hr
Aug 27, 8:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHChristian, Trigg25 min
Aug 27, 8:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHChristian, Trigg3 hr
Aug 27, 9:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHChristian, Todd118 min
Aug 27, 11:12 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHChristian, Trigg2 hr
Aug 27, 11:16 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHChristian, Todd24 min
Aug 27, 11:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHChristian, Todd110 min
Aug 27, 11:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHCaldwell, Lyon, Trigg91 min
Aug 27, 5:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHJackson, Williamson3 hr
Aug 26, 10:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHButler, Wayne2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.