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Flash Flood Warning 89, NWS Paducah, KY

August 27, 2023Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 2023, 11:40 AM CDT for Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 110 min. 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, 11:40 AM CDT (16:40 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2023, 1:30 PM CDT
In force: 110 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Christian County, KY, Todd County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 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, 4 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 6:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 2:16 AM CDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
216 AM CDT Sun Aug 27 2023

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-281000-
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-
216 AM CDT Sun Aug 27 2023 /316 AM EDT Sun Aug 27 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms over much of
southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and west Kentucky today
will bring the potential for heavy rainfall and some isolated flash
flooding. The heaviest rains will be over far southeast Missouri
this morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Reports of any heavy rainfall and flooding would be greatly
appreciated today.

DRS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 6:58 AM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 27, 4:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Livingston	3 hr
Aug 27, 5:55 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall	3 hr
Aug 27, 6:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Lyon, Trigg	5 hr
Aug 27, 8:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Trigg	25 min
Aug 27, 8:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	3 hr
Aug 27, 9:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Todd	118 min
Aug 27, 11:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Trigg	2 hr
Aug 27, 11:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Todd	24 min
Aug 27, 11:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Lyon, Trigg	91 min
Aug 27, 5:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Jackson, Williamson	3 hr
Aug 26, 10:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Butler, Wayne	2 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.