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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Paducah, KY

July 16, 20245 counties in Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 16, 2024, 11:15 PM CDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 7 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
Jul 16, 2024, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2024, 6:16 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Daviess County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Webster County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 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 Jul 16, 6:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 6:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 9:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
933 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-171100-
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-
933 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024 /1033 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms remain possible overnight, and some of
those may produce heavy rainfall. A Flash Flood Watch remains in
effect for portions of southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois
until 7 AM Wednesday. Please refer to the Watch for details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will be possible ahead of a
cold front that will pass through the entire region Wednesday.
Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will be the primary concerns.

A small chance of thunderstorms returns to portions of the region
Sunday and Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 6:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
622 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

0621 PM     Flash Flood      5 WNW North City        38.03N 89.14W
07/16/2024                   Franklin           IL   Emergency Mngr

            Little Muddy River had risen out of its
            banks.

&&

JGG
Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
905 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

0904 PM     Flood            3 NNE Pinckneyville     38.12N 89.36W
07/16/2024                   Perry              IL   Emergency Mngr

            Beaucoup Creek out of its banks north of IL
            154 and on to a few roadways.

&&

JGG
Local storm report, Jul 16, 9:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
913 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

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

0500 PM     Flash Flood      4 NNE Pinckneyville     38.14N 89.35W
07/16/2024                   Perry              IL   Emergency Mngr

            Water rescue along a Beaucoup Creek
            tributary.

&&

JGG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 1:12 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHHopkins, Muhlenberg5 hr
Jul 17, 1:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCrittenden, Livingston, McCracken4 hr
Jul 17, 1:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPAHCaldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 2 more3 hr
Jul 16, 11:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHJackson, Union, Williamson6 hr
Jul 17, 10:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHAlexander3 days

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.