Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Paducah, KY

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
335 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Hot and humid conditions will continue for one more day before
  a welcome break arrives later in the week. A Heat Advisory
  remains in effect for the entire area through early this
  evening.

- Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop this
  afternoon into tonight ahead of an approaching cold front.
  Some of the storms will produce heavy rain, and a Flood Watch
  has been issued for tonight across parts of southeast MO,
  southern IL, southwest IN, and northwest KY.

- An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible late this
  afternoon into tonight. Damaging wind gusts will be the
  primary threat.

- Dry, cooler, and much less humid weather will arrive Thursday
  and continue into the weekend. A small chance of thunderstorms
  returns to the forecast late in the weekend into early next
  week for parts of western Kentucky.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 335 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Today through Wednesday night...The region is coming under the
influence of an increasingly zonal H5 flow, with a surface
frontal boundary extending from eastern IA into central MO
approaching the area from the northwest. Debris clouds from a
decaying MCS across central IL/IN are moving south into the
region. Depending on how the decaying MCS evolves, some
precipitation may impact far northern and northeastern parts of
the forecast area north of I-64 this morning.

There is growing uncertainty regarding whether the northern
parts of the forecast area will reach Heat Advisory criteria
due to lingering clouds and precipitation chances. However,
after collaborating with neighboring offices, decided to keep
the ongoing Heat Advisory in place for now, but its northern
portions may need to be trimmed later today.

The main wave of shower and thunderstorms activity looks to
arrive late this afternoon through tonight as the cold front
approaches from the northwest along with a shortwave trough.
This will lead to fairly widespread convective development
across central and eastern MO, which will grow upscale into a
MCS and move through the forecast area. While bulk shear will be
quite limited, high temperatures in the lower to middle 90s and
extremely gooey dew points in the upper 70s to lower 80s should
allow for robust instability to develop by this afternoon. SPC's
Day 1 Convective Outlook includes a marginal risk of severe
thunderstorms across the entire forecast area, and that looks
reasonable. The primary severe risk will be isolated damaging
winds from downbursts and any linear segments that can organize.

With the frontal boundary sagging into the region tonight into
Wednesday morning, training thunderstorms and heavy rain will
become the main concern. Based on the latest WPC QPF and HREF
QPF probabilities, opted to expand the inherited Flood Watch to
include parts of northwest KY, more of southern IL, and the
Ozark Foothills of southeast MO (in addition to the existing
Flood Watch in southeast IL and southwest IN). In the Flood
Watch area, most areas stand to get a broad brush of 1.5-3.0" of
rain, with locally higher amounts possible. This would be
enough rain to cause flash flooding issues if realized.
Locations further south and outside of the Flood Watch stand to
receive a healthy rain as well, mainly 0.5-1.5". Did not adjust
the timing of the Flood Watch from the initial 00-12z Wednesday
timing, but some locally heavy rain may linger into the 12-18z
Wednesday period in southwest IN and northwest KY.

Rainfall rates will trend down during the day on Wednesday as
the better forcing moves east of the region. However, scattered
to widespread showers and thunderstorms will linger through much
of the day. This will keep high temperatures limited to the
lower to middle 80s. The greatest coverage in precipitation will
gradually shift from north to south as the cold front clears the
region.

Thursday through Saturday...Canadian high pressure will dry us
out for the latter half of the work into the weekend. Cannot
rule out a few AM showers along the KY/TN border Thursday
morning, but the great majority of the region will be dry by
this point. High temperatures will be delightfully cool for the
middle of July, in the upper 70s to lower 80s! Low temperatures
Thursday night will be just as refreshing, falling into the
upper 50s to lower 60s. Temperatures will moderate slightly
Friday and Saturday, climbing into the lower to middle 80s.
However, humidity levels will remain very comfortable. Overnight
lows Friday and Saturday night will stay mainly in the lower
60s.

Sunday and Monday...Model guidance has trended a bit more
unsettled for this period, especially for parts of west KY. The
culprit for this will be a plume of tropical moisture that will
be pulled northward from the Gulf of Mexico. The moisture will
be hard- pressed to advance much further north than the
Tennessee River Valley due to high pressure positioned to the
north. However, isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms look
to return to the forecast in the southern KY Pennyrile region
Sunday and Monday. High temperatures will still be slightly
cooler than normal, reaching the lower to middle 80s.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 646 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024

VFR conditions are anticipated through much of Tuesday. Remnants
of overnight convection to the north of the area will pose the
potential for scattered showers and thunderstorms across northern
reaches of the area late tonight into Tuesday morning, impacting
mainly KMVN and KEVV. Scattered thunderstorm development is also
possible late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening across the
entire region. Southwest winds 5 to 8 knots will increase to 10
knots by late morning and afternoon on Tuesday. Some gusts to
15 knots are also expected.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for ILZ075>078-
     080>094.
     Flood Watch from this evening through Wednesday morning for
     ILZ075>078-080>089.
MO...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for MOZ076-086-087-
     100-107>112-114.
     Flood Watch from this evening through Wednesday morning for
     MOZ076-086-087-100-107-108.
IN...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ this evening for
     INZ081-082-085>088.
     Flood Watch from this evening through Wednesday morning for
     INZ081-082-085>088.
KY...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for KYZ001>022.
     Flood Watch from this evening through Wednesday morning for
     KYZ014-018-019.

&&

DISCUSSION...DWS
AVIATION...RJP

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
535 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-171000-
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-
535 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 /635 AM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will impact areas along and
north of Interstate 64 this morning. Locally heavy rain and minor
flooding issues will be the main impacts.

Dangerous heat and humidity will continue for much of the region
through early tonight. Refer to the Heat Advisory for more
details.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast late this
afternoon through tonight. A few strong to severe thunderstorms
with damaging wind gusts are possible.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will produce heavy rainfall
tonight for parts of the area. Refer to the Flood Watch for more
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will produce heavy rainfall
through early Wednesday morning for parts of the area. Refer to
the Flood Watch for more details.

There is a chance of thunderstorms through much of the day
Wednesday. While no severe thunderstorms are forecast, some
thunderstorms may produce locally heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation cannot be ruled out this afternoon and tonight.

DWS

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
552 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0548 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 E Mount Vernon        38.32N 88.87W
07/16/2024  M48 MPH          Jefferson          IL   AWOS

            AWOS station KMVN Mt Vernon IL.

&&

DWS

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
554 AM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 AM     Rain             1 NNE Dix               38.45N 88.94W
07/16/2024  M2.86 Inch       Jefferson          IL   Mesonet

            One hour rainfall amount. Mesonet station
            EW6608 Dix IL.

&&

DWS

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