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Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Paducah, KY

July 30, 2024Union County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 30, 2024, 5:45 PM CDT for Union County, Kentucky. It was in force for 108 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: Jul 30, 2024, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2024, 7:33 PM CDT
In force: 108 min
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Union County, KY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 30, 2:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 2:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 2:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
241 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-311945-
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-
241 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024 /341 PM EDT Tue Jul 30 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is an enhanced potential for damaging winds from
thunderstorms late this afternoon and tonight, particularly along
and northeast of a line from Greenville, MO to New Madrid, MO. If
storms can fully organize widespread damaging winds will be
possible, and localized areas of enhanced winds of 70 to 80 mph
will be possible. Isolated brief tornadoes are also possible.
These storms will be producing heavy rain and flash flooding is
possible. If storms persist over the same area for a longer period
of time significant flash flooding is possible.

Heat index values will continue to be 105 to 115 degrees this
afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Dangerous heat and humidity will persist over the area through at
least Thursday before rain and thunderstorm chances pick up
Thursday night ahead of a modest cold front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters should prepare for activation this evening and tonight.

JGG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 5:07 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 5:11 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 30, 5:17 PM CDT, 28 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
Jul 29, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	29 min
Jul 30, 11:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess	49 min
Jul 30, 11:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	32 min
Jul 30, 11:53 AM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	Caldwell, Daviess, Henderson, Union	10 hr
Jul 30, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	48 min
Jul 30, 12:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	29 min
Jul 30, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	46 min
Jul 30, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union, Webster	37 min
Jul 30, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Webster	28 min
Jul 30, 4:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Webster	3 hr
Jul 30, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union	43 min
Jul 30, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	50 min
Jul 30, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Union	48 min
Jul 30, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	41 min
Jul 30, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean	58 min
Jul 30, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Livingston	53 min
Jul 29, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jefferson, Wayne	50 min
Jul 29, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	50 min
Jul 29, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	29 min
Jul 29, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jefferson	49 min
Jul 29, 10:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Gallatin, Hamilton	47 min
Jul 29, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jefferson	38 min
Jul 29, 11:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jefferson	46 min
Jul 30, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin	45 min
Jul 30, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin	48 min
Jul 30, 12:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Franklin, Jefferson, Perry	66 min
Jul 30, 10:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wabash	49 min
Jul 30, 11:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	White	49 min
Jul 30, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jackson	48 min
Jul 30, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hardin	30 min
Jul 30, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Williamson	22 min
Jul 30, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin	38 min
Jul 30, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jefferson, Perry	42 min
Jul 30, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton, Saline, Williamson	46 min
Jul 30, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wabash	38 min
Jul 30, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Saline, White	49 min
Jul 30, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash	45 min
Jul 30, 5:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Franklin, Perry	92 min
Jul 30, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, Wayne	43 min
Jul 30, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Saline	40 min
Jul 30, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Wayne	47 min
Jul 30, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Hardin, Pope, Saline	49 min
Jul 30, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wabash	25 min
Jul 30, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Jackson, Perry	45 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.