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Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2026, 2:09 AM CDT for Pope County, Illinois. It was in force for 4 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 10, 2026, 2:09 AM CDT (07:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2026, 6:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pope County, IL
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 10, 1:47 AM CDT, 22 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe storms for our western counties this afternoon and into the early overnight. The rest of the area is in a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5). The main severe threat would be damaging winds.
- There is a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) of severe storms for the southern counties on Saturday due to a similar set up to today.
- Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall are possible through the weekend. Additional storm total amounts of 1-3" is possible with locally higher amounts possible as well. A Flood Watch is in effect through late Saturday night.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 1:47 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Paducah KY
147 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe storms for our
western counties this afternoon and into the early overnight.
The rest of the area is in a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5).
The main severe threat would be damaging winds.
- There is a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) of severe storms for
the southern counties on Saturday due to a similar set up to
today.
- Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall are possible through the weekend.
Additional storm total amounts of 1-3" is possible with
locally higher amounts possible as well. A Flood Watch is in
effect through late Saturday night.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 144 AM CDT Fri Jul 10 2026
Ongoing convection is expected to continue till morning, along with
that is the ongoing flood threat as these extremely efficient, high
PWAT storms train over the same areas. More perturbations through
the quasi zonal flow aloft move through today and tomorrow. A brief
morning lull each day will give way to more afternoon and evening
convection with just enough instability for our western counties to
be clipped by a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe storms tomorrow
and the rest of the area to be under a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5)
tomorrow, while Saturday the southern counties are in a Marginal
Risk (level 1 of 5) of severe. The main severe threat would be
damaging winds to around 60 mph. Given the potential for repeat
convection, the flood threat continues through the weekend. The
Flood Watch is in effect through late Saturday night. In
addition to the rain that has already fallen, an additional 1-3"
is possible across portions of the area through Sunday, with
locally higher amounts possible.
By early next week upper level ridging sets up mainly over the
Plains, though exact placement is still a little questionable. This
will lead to a relatively drier week though there may be some off
hand 20-30% precipitation chances. As the week goes on highs will go
from being seasonable to pushing 90 again as the ridge expands
east.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1152 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026
Showers and thunderstorms continue, mainly in the southwestern
half of the Quad State. Torrential rainfall and frequent
lightning are expected with storms, while a few strong to severe
storms are possible the first few hours of the TAF period. Vsby
drops accompany heavy rain, and cigs generally bottom out at
MVFR. Winds around 5kts or less (outside of storms) overnight,
increase to 7-9kts out of the southwest Friday. Isolated to
scattered showers and storms are possible Friday afternoon/early
evening.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...Flood Watch through late Saturday night for ILZ075>078-080>094.
MO...Flood Watch through late Saturday night for MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114.
IN...Flood Watch through late Saturday night for INZ081-082-085>088.
KY...Flood Watch through late Saturday night for KYZ001>022.
&&
DISCUSSION...HICKFORD
AVIATION...ATLHazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 12:30 PM CDT, 13 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 1230 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-101000- 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- 1230 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 /130 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026/ 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 a slight risk of severe storms late this afternoon into tonight. Damaging winds is the primary severe hazard, but an isolated tornado and large hail cannot be ruled out. Heavy rain will bring a risk of localized flooding, especially if and where storms can repeat over the same areas. A Flood Watch is in effect, refer to the Watch for additional details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Thunderstorm chances continue daily into and through the weekend. Some of the storms Friday through Saturday could be strong to severe, with heavy rains providing a localized flooding threat, especially if and where they repeat over the same areas. A Flood Watch continues through Saturday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed, stay abreast of the latest updates and forecasts.
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Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Graves, Hickman | 16 min |
| Jul 9, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall, Trigg | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Lyon, Trigg | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 8:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Trigg | 21 min |
| Jul 9, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall, Trigg | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 9:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Trigg | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 14 min |
| Jul 9, 11:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, McCracken | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 1:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | McCracken | 74 min |
| Jul 10, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | McCracken | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Livingston | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hickman | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 3:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Calloway, Marshall | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Wabash | 51 min |
| Jul 9, 10:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Alexander | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Johnson, Union, Williamson | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Union | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Massac | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Pope | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Perry | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 9:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Stoddard | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid | 73 min |
| Jul 10, 12:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Bollinger | 26 min |
| Jul 10, 12:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott | 22 min |
| Jul 10, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Wayne | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 12:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Bollinger | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Cape Girardeau, Scott | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard, Wayne | 44 min |
| Jul 10, 1:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Wayne | 97 min |
| Jul 10, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 2:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 2:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 2:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Scott, Stoddard | 4 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Wayne | 29 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.