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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Paducah, KY

June 25, 2026Jackson County, Perry County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2026, 9:53 PM CDT for Jackson County, Perry 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: Jun 25, 2026, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2026, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Jackson County, IL, Perry County, IL

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 255 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: 9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1422 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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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 Jun 25, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 1:56 PM CDT, 7 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
156 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-261900-
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-
156 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 /256 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorm chances increase this afternoon and continue into the
evening. A few storms may become strong to severe with damaging
winds being the primary hazard. Some heavy rain and flooding
issues are possible. Refer to the Flood Watch for additional
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Additional thunderstorm chances persist Friday into Saturday.
Another round of strong to severe storms are possible on Friday
afternoon and evening.

The Flood Watch remains in effect until Saturday morning.

Dangerous heat and humidity is forecast Sunday through at least
the middle of next week. Daily heat index values of 105 to 110
degrees are forecast beginning Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Friday afternoon and evening.

DWS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
447 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

INZ086-087-252230-
Warrick IN-Vanderburgh IN-
447 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN WARRICK AND
NORTHEASTERN VANDERBURGH COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 446 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Melody Hill, moving southeast at 20 mph. Other strong storms were
near Chandler and Boonville, also moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Evansville, Boonville, Newburgh, Chandler, Melody Hill, Darmstadt,
and Tennyson.

This includes Interstate 69 in Indiana between Mile Markers 1 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3810 8708 3804 8712 3806 8715 3803 8715
      3803 8716 3802 8715 3793 8727 3788 8727
      3795 8741 3794 8745 3791 8751 3794 8757
      3798 8759 3793 8763 3793 8764 3811 8759
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 295DEG 20KT 3800 8753

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

07

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 6:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 25, 6:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 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
Jun 26, 4:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Hickman, McCracken	18 min
Jun 26, 6:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Trigg	57 min
Jun 26, 6:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Union, Webster	52 min
Jun 26, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard	52 min
Jun 26, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle	34 min
Jun 26, 4:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	McCracken	3 hr
Jun 26, 4:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Ballard	23 min
Jun 26, 5:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Ballard	2 hr
Jun 25, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Johnson	36 min
Jun 25, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Johnson	24 min
Jun 25, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Jackson	52 min
Jun 26, 4:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Johnson, Union	3 hr
Jun 26, 3:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander	4 hr
Jun 26, 12:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Ripley	5 hr
Jun 26, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler	46 min
Jun 26, 1:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	4 hr
Jun 26, 9:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ripley	30 min
Jun 26, 11:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Ripley	22 min
Jun 26, 11:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, Ripley	3 hr
Jun 26, 12:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Butler	2 hr
Jun 26, 2:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Bollinger	3 hr
Jun 26, 2:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Cape Girardeau	5 hr
Jun 26, 3:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Scott	4 hr

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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.