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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 4, 2025, 8:39 PM CDT for Jackson County, Union County, Illinois. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2025, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2025, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jackson County, IL, Union County, IL
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 291 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 832 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
881
WGUS53 KPAH 050139
FFWPAH
ILC077-181-050745-
/O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0039.250405T0139Z-250405T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
839 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jackson County in southern Illinois...
Union County in southern Illinois...
* Until 245 AM CDT Saturday.
* At 839 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of at least 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Anna, Jonesboro, De Soto, Cobden,
Elkville, Hurst, Dongola, Ava, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, Ware,
Makanda, Dowell, Alto Pass, Campbell Hill, Vergennes, Gorham and
Mill Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8951 3771 8958
3775 8962 3776 8967 3779 8966 3782 8968
3796 8960 3795 8915 3760 8915 3760 8904
3733 8904 3734 8948 3734 8945 3735 8944
3741 8943 3755 8952 3758 8952
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
SP6 follow-up statements
306
WGUS53 KPAH 050736
FFWPAH
ILC077-181-051245-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-250405T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
236 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jackson County in southern Illinois...
Union County in southern Illinois...
* Until 745 AM CDT.
* At 236 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Anna, Jonesboro, De Soto, Cobden,
Elkville, Hurst, Dongola, Ava, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, Ware,
Makanda, Dowell, Alto Pass, Campbell Hill, Vergennes, Gorham and
Mill Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8951 3771 8958
3775 8962 3776 8967 3779 8966 3782 8968
3796 8960 3795 8915 3760 8915 3760 8904
3733 8904 3734 8948 3734 8945 3735 8944
3741 8943 3755 8952 3758 8952
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
DRS818
WGUS53 KPAH 051242
FFWPAH
ILC077-181-051545-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-250405T1545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
742 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jackson County in southern Illinois...
Union County in southern Illinois...
* Until 1045 AM CDT.
* At 742 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms had produced
heavy rain over the past several hours. Between 3 and 5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Anna, Jonesboro, De Soto, Cobden,
Elkville, Hurst, Dongola, Ava, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, Ware,
Makanda, Dowell, Alto Pass, Campbell Hill, Vergennes, Gorham and
Mill Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8951 3771 8958
3775 8962 3776 8967 3779 8966 3782 8968
3796 8960 3795 8915 3760 8915 3760 8904
3733 8904 3734 8948 3734 8945 3735 8944
3741 8943 3755 8952 3758 8952
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$148
WGUS53 KPAH 051535
FFWPAH
ILC077-181-051945-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-250405T1945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1035 AM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jackson County in southern Illinois...
Union County in southern Illinois...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 1035 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms have
produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches
are possible in the warned area today. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Anna, Jonesboro, De Soto, Cobden,
Elkville, Hurst, Dongola, Ava, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, Ware,
Makanda, Dowell, Alto Pass, Campbell Hill, Vergennes, Gorham and
Mill Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8951 3771 8958
3775 8962 3776 8967 3779 8966 3782 8968
3796 8960 3795 8915 3760 8915 3760 8904
3733 8904 3734 8948 3734 8945 3735 8944
3741 8943 3755 8952 3758 8952
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$607
WGUS53 KPAH 051934
FFWPAH
ILC077-181-060200-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-250406T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
234 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
The National Weather Service in Paducah has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jackson County in southern Illinois...
Union County in southern Illinois...
* Until 900 PM CDT Saturday.
* At 234 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain is moving back
across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Anna, Jonesboro, De Soto, Cobden,
Elkville, Hurst, Dongola, Ava, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, Ware,
Makanda, Dowell, Alto Pass, Campbell Hill, Vergennes, Gorham and
Mill Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8951 3771 8958
3775 8962 3776 8967 3779 8966 3782 8968
3796 8960 3795 8915 3760 8915 3760 8904
3733 8904 3734 8948 3734 8945 3735 8944
3741 8943 3755 8952 3758 8952
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$596
WGUS73 KPAH 052122
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
422 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
ILC077-181-060200-
/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-250406T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson IL-Union IL-
422 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR JACKSON AND UNION COUNTIES...
At 422 PM CDT, Local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Carbondale, Murphysboro, Anna, Jonesboro, De Soto, Cobden,
Elkville, Hurst, Dongola, Ava, Grand Tower, Cedar Lake Area, Ware,
Makanda, Dowell, Alto Pass, Campbell Hill, Vergennes, Gorham and
Mill Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8951 3771 8958
3775 8962 3776 8967 3779 8966 3782 8968
3796 8960 3795 8915 3760 8915 3760 8904
3733 8904 3734 8948 3734 8945 3735 8944
3741 8943 3755 8952 3758 8952
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
KC586
WGUS73 KPAH 060158 RRB
FFSPAH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
858 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
ILC077-181-060208-
/O.EXP.KPAH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-250406T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Jackson IL-Union IL-
858 PM CDT Sat Apr 5 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
JACKSON AND UNION COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended, but please continue to heed remaining road
closures. General flooding will continue.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT Sunday for portions
of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and
southeast Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3759 8948 3764 8952 3769 8951 3771 8958
3775 8962 3776 8967 3779 8966 3782 8968
3796 8960 3795 8915 3760 8915 3760 8904
3733 8904 3734 8948 3734 8945 3735 8944
3741 8943 3755 8952 3758 8952
$$
KCWhat 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 Apr 4, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A particularly dangerous flooding situation due to additional waves of moderate to heavy rainfall through Saturday night resulting in historically high amounts, with weekly totals over one foot in places. Flooding of some homes and businesses is expected.
- Severe storm threat through tonight, including the threat for tornadoes, some potentially strong, as well as scattered damaging winds and large hail. The potential for tornadoes is greatest in southeast Missouri, western Kentucky, and far southern Illinois through midnight.
- Within continuing heavy rain area-wide, the severe weather threat does return Saturday afternoon mainly over western Kentucky, with the exact area and hazard types modulated by storms overnight and Saturday morning.
- Below to well below normal temperatures and mostly dry conditions for the first half of next week, including an increasing likelihood of frost conditions (>70 percent) Monday night and Tuesday night over a large portion of the area.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
Issued by National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
658 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A particularly dangerous flooding situation due to additional
waves of moderate to heavy rainfall through Saturday night
resulting in historically high amounts, with weekly totals
over one foot in places. Flooding of some homes and businesses
is expected.
- Severe storm threat through tonight, including the threat for
tornadoes, some potentially strong, as well as scattered
damaging winds and large hail. The potential for tornadoes is
greatest in southeast Missouri, western Kentucky, and far
southern Illinois through midnight.
- Within continuing heavy rain area-wide, the severe weather
threat does return Saturday afternoon mainly over western
Kentucky, with the exact area and hazard types modulated by
storms overnight and Saturday morning.
- Below to well below normal temperatures and mostly dry
conditions for the first half of next week, including an
increasing likelihood of frost conditions (>70 percent) Monday
night and Tuesday night over a large portion of the area.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 310 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
A high impact and dangerous flood event for parts of Quad State
continues to unfold. Within this are a few windows of severe
weather as well, with the first being scattered storms across
western Kentucky through sunset, more numerous storms across
southeast Missouri expanding east-northeast after 430 PM and
through the evening, and finally on Saturday afternoon in mainly
western Kentucky.
The surface front, now more of a true warm front, has inched
its way into the far southern forecast area and will continue to
creep northward influenced by deepening low pressure across
western Arkansas. The warm sector is characterized by moisture-
rich air in the low-levels with low 70s surface dew points, and
resulting high amounts of instability (mlCAPEs > 2,000 J/kg)
with these maximum values right up along the boundary. With
little capping, cells have been readily developing and have been
quick to acquire some low-to mid-level rotation and right
deviations in movement, not surprisingly with the supercell
parameter space along a warm front. If any cells can acquire
slightly more depth and not interfere with each other too
greatly, a tornado threat exist near that boundary in western
Kentucky through 7-8 PM. Given the environmental fields, that
includes a possibility of a strong tornado.
Farther southwest under greater upper forcing for ascent across
Arkansas will support the warm front to push north with greater
haste into far southeast Missouri. Convective initiation in far
northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri late this afternoon
would likely be discrete supercells. While it is uncertain how
long residence time on the warm front would be, the boundary may
be bulging in a way that some northeastward cells could have a
longer duration residence time in an ideal helicity-rich
environment (effective STPs 2-4), that would support a
heightened threat of a couple longer-lived tornadoes. That
threat would exist into adjacent areas of Illinois and Kentucky.
Also these supercells would have some hail threat too given >8
C/km mid-level lapse rates. That hail threat in fact would
extend northward with elevated activity north of the boundary
through the northern CWA. The threat for significant severe
hail (golf ball or larger) apart from the deep mature supercells
near to immediate north of the boundary might be more limited,
as is typical in deep moisture environments.
Into the evening, high thunderstorm coverage will occur within
the moist conveyor belt from Arkansas through central Illinois.
With multiple convectively-enhanced MCVs probable tracking
northeast, along with precipitation-loading, there is
likelihood to see at least some multi-county scale bowing,
quasi-linear structures capable of damaging winds and embedded
tornadoes (especially with any supercell structures), even north
of the effective boundary. Confidence is somewhat lower on
whether or not there will be a larger scale progression, which
if so could have greater wind threat yet would shift some of the
rainfall training (although there is largely nowhere in the CWA
can take much if any more rain). The severe threat should
gradually ease overnight but the rain will continue with
persistent moisture transport into and over the boundary.
Regarding rainfall through Saturday morning, confidence is high
in some places of southeast Missouri, southwest Illinois, and
the Purchase Region of western Kentucky receiving 3-6+ inches
of additional rain. Atmospheric variable magnitudes of moisture,
replenishment, and comparing to past events support this, and
high-resolution models also show this. Where exactly the
highest side of that envelope is will be dictated by how much
and how quickly any cold pool influences shift the deepest
convection. Flash flooding, high end in places where rainfall
becomes established for several hours, is highly probable.
For Saturday late morning through at least the evening, another
surge of moisture replenishment into and over the boundary is
expected as an upper level disturbance moves overhead. A domino
effect will occur on oscillating the boundary, and where that
feature will be exactly is near impossible to say yet. But
conceptually western Kentucky would be the more favored area
where the composite boundary will be or near. That would mean
the severe threat and the likelihood for the deepest storm
clouds and most persistent heavy rain would be. Additional
rainfall totals of 1 to 5 inches, highest again in and near
western Kentucky, are presently forecast.
The primary upper wave finally moves over the area on Sunday,
and while that likely will mean more rain, it should be more
showery with overall PWATs "down" to 1 to 1.2 inches. Finally
things dry out for good by late Sunday night. Temperatures will
be 10 to 15 degrees below normal during Monday and Tuesday, with
the pattern favorable (>70 percent) for frost and even some
freeze chance (30-60 percent across southern Illinois and
southwest Indiana).
&&
.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 641 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
Challenges remain timing of precipitation especially. Initially
much of the SHRA/TSRA will be focused near the MVN and CGI
terminals at the start of the TAF period with bouts of IFR/MVFR.
Elsewhere, it will be predominantly VFR this evening. Widely
scattered SHRA/TSRA will lift northward toward EVV and OWB this
evening preceding an advancing warm front. CAMs generally
support an evolution potentially of a QLCS or line of TSRA
evolving to our west and moving across the terminals late this
evening/overnight while gradually weakening. Gusty winds are
possible. There's a general signal for a break or weakening
toward more general RA/SHRA and possibly some pockets of weak
TSRA late tonight and Saturday morning. Then, there is a
secondary burgeoning round of SHRA/TSRA being suggested by late
morning and Saturday afternoon ahead of the next bout of
forcing. IFR to MVFR conditions are expected predominantly
after 06z through the rest of the TAF period.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for ILZ075>078-080>094.
MO...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114.
IN...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for INZ081-082-085>088.
KY...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for KYZ001>022.
&&
DISCUSSION...DRS
AVIATION...WFO DVNHazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 3:27 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY Issued by National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 327 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-052030- 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- 327 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025 /427 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Tonight A high end flood threat remains in place due to additional rainfall tonight of 3 to 6 inches in places. This provides a likelihood of some home and business flooding in places that receive the most sustained thunderstorms. In addition, rapid rises on area rivers will occur. Severe thunderstorms are likely, especially over southeast Missouri, far southern Illinois, and western Kentucky, where a tornado threat also exists. A few tornadoes may be strong. Additional hazards include damaging winds and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Scattered severe storms with large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes will be possible Saturday, mainly over western Kentucky. The Flood Watch will continue until Sunday morning. Waves of showers and thunderstorm with very heavy rainfall will continue and come to an end from west to east late Saturday night into Sunday. Widespread flash flooding is expected throughout the Quad State and catastrophic flooding is likely over portions of west Kentucky and possibly far southeast Missouri. In addition, most area rivers will rise above flood stage as we head through the weekend and into next week. Frost is probable with a freeze possible in some parts of the Quad State Monday and Tuesday nights. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed through early overnight, and possibly again Saturday. MTF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 4, 4:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
426 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
KYZ021-022-042215-
Muhlenberg KY-Todd KY-
426 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MUHLENBERG AND
NORTHEASTERN TODD COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...
At 426 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Elkton, moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Clifty, Drakesboro, Dunmor, Everett, Powderly, and Greenville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3711 8691 3709 8690 3707 8695 3707 8698
3706 8705 3682 8706 3686 8723 3725 8715
3721 8691 3719 8691 3718 8689 3718 8692
3714 8693 3713 8691 3713 8690 3712 8689
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 195DEG 35KT 3691 8710
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KCSpecial weather statement, Apr 4, 4:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
437 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
KYZ012-013-016-017-042215-
Christian KY-Caldwell KY-Trigg KY-Hopkins KY-
437 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN...
SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL...NORTHEASTERN TRIGG AND SOUTH CENTRAL HOPKINS
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...
At 436 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cobb, or 9 miles northeast of Cadiz, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Nortonville, Crofton, Cobb, Hawkins, and St. Charles.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 69 in Kentucky between Mile Markers 96 and 105.
Pennyrile Parkway between Mile Markers 21 and 33.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for western,
south central and northwestern Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3686 8768 3695 8781 3728 8757 3712 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 219DEG 32KT 3698 8770
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KCSpecial weather statement, Apr 4, 6:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
610 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
KYZ016-017-021-042345-
Muhlenberg KY-Christian KY-Hopkins KY-
610 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MUHLENBERG...
NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN AND SOUTHEASTERN HOPKINS COUNTIES THROUGH 645
PM CDT...
At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Crofton, or 12 miles northeast of Hopkinsville, moving northeast at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
White Plains, Weir, Crofton, and Greenville.
This includes the following highways...
Western Kentucky Parkway between Mile Markers 40 and 44.
Pennyrile Parkway between Mile Markers 17 and 26.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and northwestern Kentucky.
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LAT...LON 3707 8724 3706 8724 3707 8726 3706 8726
3706 8725 3705 8725 3705 8726 3700 8727
3691 8731 3698 8751 3725 8740 3720 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 204DEG 28KT 3702 8737
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KCLocal storm report, Apr 4, 7:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
721 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0718 PM Tornado Advance 37.11N 89.91W
04/04/2025 Stoddard MO Trained Spotter
Tornado reported on Hwy 91.
&&Local storm report, Apr 4, 7:52 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
752 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0752 PM Tornado Dutchtown 37.25N 89.66W
04/04/2025 Cape Girardeau MO Trained Spotter
Spotter confirms a tornado heading toward
Gordonville.
&&Local storm report, Apr 4, 7:56 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
756 PM CDT Fri Apr 4 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM Flash Flood 5 W Pinckneyville 38.08N 89.48W
04/04/2025 Perry IL Law Enforcement
Water reported over Hwy 154 west of
Pinckneyville.
&&
SPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Jefferson, Perry, Wayne | 26 hr |
| Apr 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Alexander, Union | 49 min |
| Apr 4, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander | 41 min |
| Apr 4, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Union | 40 min |
| Apr 4, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski, Union | 45 min |
| Apr 4, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union, Williamson | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Union | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union, Williamson | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 9:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White, Williamson | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 9:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Johnson, Pulaski, Williamson | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 9:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards, Wabash | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Gallatin, White | 44 min |
| Apr 4, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 10:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Hardin, Massac, Pope | 23 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 10:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Wabash, White | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Massac | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Pope | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 11:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Hamilton | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Edwards, Gallatin, Saline, Wabash, White | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Massac | 42 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.