1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 4, 1:42 PM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 242 PM WED APR 4 2001 MAIN FORECAST PROBLEMS ARE CHANCES...IF ANY...OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 17Z SURFACE MAP SHOWS STATIONARY FRONT FROM OKLAHOMA THROUGH ARKANSAS INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...THEN A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHERN ALABAMA INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. MAIN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS SOUTH OF THE FRONT FROM NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHWARD...WITH SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE. LATEST IR/VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE MUCH OF THE PAH FORECAST AREA GIVING WAY TO PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...WITH MOSTLY SUNNY TO SUNNY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF. LATEST SPC DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK KEEPS THE PAH FA IN GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS. WITH BOUNDARY CURRENTLY WELL TO OUR SOUTH...MAIN ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN TO OUR SOUTH AND CHANCES LOOK TO BE MINIMAL FOR ANY REDEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ANY PRECIP FROM EXPECTED MCS DEVELOPMENT OVER IOWA TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN TO OUR NORTH. MAV AND FWC GUIDANCE POPS ARE ALSO VERY LOW AND WILL OPT TO REMOVE CHANCES ACROSS ENTIRE AREA FOR TONIGHT...THOUGH WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE RADAR THROUGH ISSUANCE TIME DUE TO ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. BOUNDARY WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY. BOTH ETA AND AVN SHOW NEGATIVE 700MB OMEGA INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE WITH DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WILL INCLUDE LOW POPS ON BY FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WESTERN PORTIONS...ENTIRE AREA ON SATURDAY AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES. INTO THE EXTENDED...WITH COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND ANOTHER BOUNDARY SETTING UP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK...LOOKS LIKE A CHANCE EACH DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY...WITH BEST CHANCES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WILL TWEAK THE EXTENDED ACCORDINGLY. MAV/FWC/FAN ARE FAIRLY CLOSE FOR NEXT 4 TO 5 PERIODS AND WILL FOLLOW CLOSELY. BEYOND FRIDAY NIGHT...MEX/MRF VALUES ARE ALSO SIMILAR AND SEE NO REASON TO DEVIATE. SPRING HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. .PAH...NONE. RSU
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
At Murphysboro, the Big Muddy River crested at 18.53 feet on April 7 at 9 A.M. Flood stage is 16 feet. This resulted in minor flooding of low-lying agricultural bottomland. The flooding was caused by heavy rains in southern Illinois and backwater from high flows on the Mississippi River.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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