1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 10, 1:35 AM CST, 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 235 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001 MAIN FORECAST QUESTION IS HOW FAR SOUTH THE FRONT WILL MAKE IT AND THE EFFECTS ON POPS. 06Z SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR KORD TO KPIA THROUGH CENTRAL MISSOURI TO KPNC...WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM CENTRAL INDIANA TO MVN TO SOUTH OF VIH. LATEST KPAH RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND NEIGHBORING AREAS ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY. IR SATELLITE INDICATES WARMING CLOUDS TOPS OVER EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND COOLING TOPS OVER SOUTHERN ILLLNOIS. IN THE NEAR TERM...WORDING AND COUNTY BREAK OUT FOR TODAY WILL BE DECIDED BASED ON RADAR COVERAGE AT ISSUANCE TIME. BEYOND TODAY...LOOKING AT ETA/NGM/AVN SURFACE WINDS...NGM/AVN INDICATE THE FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY 00Z SATURDAY...WITH ETA FINALLY PUSHING THE FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE FA BY 12Z SATURDAY. EITHER WAY...EXPECT THE FRONT TO STALL IN EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OR AT LEAST IN THE VICINITY OF THE FA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY... LINGERING INTO SUNDAY...KEEPING A CHANCE OF PRECIP IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FA. WILL CONTINUE WITH GOING TRENDS IN CURRENT PACKAGE WITH MAINLY JUST SOME REARRANGING OF THE COUNTIES. FWC/MAV TEMPS REMAIN CLOSE AND MATCH UP WELL WITH GOING PACKAGE. WILL CHECK FMR/MEX VALUES...BUT DO NOT EXPECT TO MAKE ANY BIG CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. .PAH...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms produced very heavy rain that caused some minor flooding. A foot of water was over a parking lot in Cypress.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, August 2001
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