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Flash Flood Warning 92, NWS Paducah, KY

September 28, 2023Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2023, 6:21 AM CDT for Christian County, Todd County, Kentucky. It was in force for 6 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: Sep 28, 2023, 6:21 AM CDT (11:21 UTC)
Expired: Sep 28, 2023, 12:30 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Christian County, KY, Todd County, KY

The radar

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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 Sep 28, 6:17 AM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 6:17 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 6:21 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 4:04 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 4:06 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 4:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 5:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 5:32 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 28, 6:07 AM CDT, 14 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
Sep 27, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Henderson	38 min
Sep 27, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	41 min
Sep 27, 8:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ballard, McCracken	41 min
Sep 27, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston	50 min
Sep 27, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	49 min
Sep 27, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Webster	40 min
Sep 27, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	35 min
Sep 27, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Union, Webster	44 min
Sep 27, 9:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins	42 min
Sep 27, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess, McLean, Webster	43 min
Sep 27, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, McLean	50 min
Sep 27, 10:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins	43 min
Sep 27, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	47 min
Sep 28, 2:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian	27 min
Sep 28, 3:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	42 min
Sep 28, 3:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Trigg	24 min
Sep 28, 4:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Lyon	26 min
Sep 28, 4:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Trigg	39 min
Sep 28, 4:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Trigg	32 min
Sep 28, 4:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian	31 min
Sep 28, 5:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian	45 min
Sep 28, 5:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Trigg	22 min
Sep 28, 5:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	28 min
Sep 28, 5:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Trigg	5 hr
Sep 28, 6:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Christian, Todd	38 min
Sep 28, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hickman	50 min
Sep 28, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Graves	42 min
Sep 28, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Graves, Hickman	21 min
Sep 27, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson	48 min
Sep 27, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hardin	35 min

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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.