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Flash Flood Warning 82, NWS Paducah, KY

July 19, 2025Hamilton County, White County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2025, 1:32 PM CDT for Hamilton County, White County, Illinois. It was in force for 6 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 19, 2025, 1:32 PM CDT (18:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2025, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Flood severity: None

Counties Hamilton County, IL, White County, IL

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 231 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.7

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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 19, 12:52 PM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 12:52 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:00 AM CDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
400 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-201000-
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-
400 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025 /500 AM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat indices will reach 103-110 throughout the area today. Please
refer to the Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory for details.

A complex of thunderstorms may move southeast through the
Evansville Tri State this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds
and even large hail will be possible. Elsewhere, more scattered
storms will pose a lesser gusty wind threat. All storms will
produce torrential rainfall that will be capable of overwhelming
local drainages. Areas that have received recent heavy rainfall
will be at an increased risk for most substantial flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Afternoon heat indices are likely to reach at least 105 throughout
the region each day. Heat related illnesses will likely increase
with each passing day of the heatwave.

Thunderstorms may provide some relief from the heat Sunday and
Monday, mainly over the Evansville Tri State and the Pennyrile
region of west Kentucky. Torrential rain, lightning, and gusty
winds will be the primary concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation cannot be ruled out over the Evansville Tri
State this afternoon and evening.

DRS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:32 AM CDT, 3 hours before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1032 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025

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

1027 AM     Flood            Francisco               38.33N 87.45W
07/19/2025                   Gibson             IN   Public

            Heavy rain at this time, some street
            flooding occurring.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1124 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025

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

1121 AM     Flash Flood      1 E Petersburg          38.49N 87.27W
07/19/2025                   Pike               IN   Public

            Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing;
            Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 19, 11:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1134 AM CDT Sat Jul 19 2025

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

1132 AM     Flash Flood      3 SW Winslow            38.35N 87.24W
07/19/2025                   Pike               IN   Law Enforcement

            Flash flooding reported on multiple roads in
            Pike County, IN. State Road 61 near county
            road 300, along County Road 150 and County
            road 125 south near 125 west.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 19, 12:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 12:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 19, 1:18 PM CDT, 14 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 18, 7:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Henderson	2 hr
Jul 19, 2:48 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins and 9 more	17 hr
Jul 19, 2:48 AM CDT	Extreme Heat Warning	PAH	Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 2 more	6 days
Jul 19, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson	27 min
Jul 19, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean	52 min
Jul 19, 2:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	5 hr
Jul 19, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hopkins, McLean, Union, Webster	50 min
Jul 19, 3:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Union	3 hr
Jul 19, 3:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	McLean, Webster	3 hr
Jul 19, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	53 min
Jul 19, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg	47 min
Jul 19, 3:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Hopkins	3 hr
Jul 19, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Muhlenberg	21 min
Jul 18, 7:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton	2 hr
Jul 19, 10:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Wabash	34 min
Jul 19, 10:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Wabash	8 hr
Jul 19, 11:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, Wayne	3 hr
Jul 19, 11:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne	9 hr
Jul 19, 12:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Edwards, Wabash, Wayne	6 hr
Jul 19, 2:08 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne, White	14 hr
Jul 19, 3:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Franklin, Williamson	4 hr
Jul 19, 3:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Gallatin, Saline	3 hr
Jul 19, 4:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Jackson	2 hr
Jul 19, 4:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Johnson, Pope	3 hr
Jul 19, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Pope	51 min
Jul 19, 6:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne	99 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.