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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Paducah, KY

July 13, 2025Union County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2025, 11:39 PM CDT for Union County, Illinois. It was in force for 5 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 13, 2025, 11:39 PM CDT (04:39 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2025, 4:45 AM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Union County, IL

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:42 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 13, 11:27 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 11:27 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 3:12 PM CDT, 8 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
312 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-141000-
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-
312 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025 /412 PM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to lift northeast
across the Quad State into evening hours. Isolated damaging winds
are still possible, but brief torrential rains will be the primary
impact.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected each afternoon
through Saturday. Isolated strong to severe storms are possible and
all storms will be capable of brief torrential rainfall.

Afternoon heat indices will climb into the 100 to 105 degree range
throughout the Quad State Wednesday through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

DRS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 5:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 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 13, 9:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Union	3 hr
Jul 13, 11:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau, Perry	4 hr
Jul 14, 1:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	New Madrid, Stoddard	41 min

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.