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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Paducah, KY
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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</html>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.
&&
JGGLocal 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.
&&
JGGLocal 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.
&&
JGGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, McCracken | 4 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 16, 11:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union, Williamson | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 10:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 3 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.