Flash Flood in Illinois, November 10, 2002

Name: Flash Flood in Illinois, November 10, 2002
Start: 2002-11-10T01:25
End: 2002-11-10T02:00
Location: Illinois

November 10, 2002 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Nov 9, 1:48 PM CST, 11 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 1:48 PM CST, 11 hours 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
148 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2002

SEVERAL CHALLENGES WITH THE PACKAGE...CONVECTION/SEVERITY TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW...OVERALL TIMING OF PRECIPITATION AND WINDS.

12 UTC UPPER AIR MAPS SHOW SEVERAL SHORTWAVES IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW
AT 500MB. THE ONE OVER TEXAS WILL BE OUR MAIN CONCERN
TONIGHT...ANOTHER OVER MONTANA...WHICH WILL BRING AN END TO THE
PRECIPITATION ON SUNDAY. 170KT JET AT 250 MB WAS SEEN OVER THE
ROCKIES. AT 850...THE MOISTURE AND FLOW SUGGEST THE DEEPER MOISTURE
WILL BE TO OUR EAST WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW. AT THE SURFACE 70 DEGREE
DEWPOINTS WERE ALONG THE GULF COAST WITH MID 50S ALREADY HERE.
GRADIENT AHEAD OF SURFACE LOW PRODUCING WIND GUST OVER 30 MPH IN THE
CWA.

PREFER COMBINATION OF RUC AND AVN MODELS FOR THIS PACKAGE.

MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH EARLY THIS EVENING AT THE
SURFACE AND ISENTROPICALLY ALONG THE 300K SURFACE. THIS MOISTURE
WILL AID IN THE DESTABILIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE...HOWEVER...18 UTC
LAPS SOUNDING HAS A PRETTY LARGE CAP. WITH THE HIGH SHEAR ONLY A
LITTLE INSTABILITY IS NEEDED TO GET THUNDERSTORMS GOING. WILL
CONTINUE WITH CHANCE OVER THE WEST AND LIKELY EAST TONIGHT. STORM
RELATIVE HELICITY VALUES FORECAST TO BE NEAR 600 THIS EVENING OVER
THE EASTERN HALF...SO ROTATION IS LIKELY ONCE STORMS START. WILL
KEEP MENTION OF SEVERE.

AS FIRST WAVE EXITS THE AREA TONIGHT...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION
WILL END BY MIDNIGHT...BUT MAY LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS.
SWODY2 HAS US IN SLIGHT...BUT CURRENT THINKING IS THAT COLD FRONT
WILL BE ALONG A BOONVILLE INDIANA TO MAYFIELD KENTUCKY LINE BY 18Z
AND SHOULD EXIT THE AREA BY 21Z. WILL END PRECIP FROM WEST TO EAST
DURING THE DAY.

RIDGING SETS UP FOR MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY AS COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO THE REGION. MRF, ENSEMBLES
AND ECMWF ALL IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THIS FEATURE. CURRENT FORECAST
HAS CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY...WILL INTRODUCE THURSDAY NIGHT CHANCE AS
WELL.

AS FOR TEMPERATURES...LOCAL TEMPERATURE COMPUTATIONS WERE CLOSEST TO
THE AVN...SO MAINLY MINOR CHANGES MADE TO AVN/MEX GUIDANCE.

MAIN CHANGES TO GRIDS...
TIMING OF PRECIPITATION AND WINDS TOMORROW ALONG WITH LOWER POPS
DROPPED MENTION OF PRECIP MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
INTRODUCE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT.

THANKS TO ILX FOR COORD.

.PAH...NONE.

SPODEN

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 9, 5:45 PM CST, 7 hours 40 minutes before

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-101115-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
545 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA
TONIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER...THE PRIMARY
THREAT REMAINS DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS. BRISK SOUTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR ACROSS OUR REGION
TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE OZARK REGION OF
MISSOURI THIS EVENING WILL MOVE EAST...ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY
LATE TONIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE MAY INITIATE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF
WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE CHANCE OF STORMS WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE DURING THE EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES AROUND
MIDNIGHT. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE
THAT LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS. THE
GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS IS FORECAST OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY
DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION
AROUND MID AFTERNOON...ENDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

YORK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 9, 10:44 PM CST, 2 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1044 PM CST SAT NOV 09 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1033 PM    GOREVILLE                 IL   1.00 INCH HAIL
11/09/02   JOHNSON                        REPORTED BY JOHNSON
                                          COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

Local storm report, Nov 9, 11:04 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1104 PM CST SAT NOV 09 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    FRUITLAND                 MO   0.75 INCH HAIL
11/09/02   CAPE GIRARDEAU                 REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC.

DLL/MJN

Special weather statement, Nov 9, 11:05 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

ILZ084-092-MOZ076-086-087-109>112-114-100530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1105 PM CST SAT NOV 9 2002

THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
AND JACKSON AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

Local storm report, Nov 9, 11:53 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1153 PM CST SAT NOV 09 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    FRUITLAND                 MO   WIND DAMAGE
11/09/02   CAPE GIRARDEAU                 TRAILER FLIPPED UP
                                          AGAINST HOUSE AND CAUSED
                                          SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
                                          HOUSE...SEVERAL LARGE
                                          TREE LIMBS DOWN...
                                          REPORTED BY COUNTY EM

1140 PM    WADESVILLE                IN   64 MPH WIND GUST
11/09/02   POSEY                          REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTERS

Local storm report, Nov 10, 1:02 AM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
102 AM CST SUN NOV 10 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1208 AM    3N EDDYVILLE              IL   1.75 INCH HAIL
11/10/02   POPE                           RELAYED BY SALINE COUNTY
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE

Local storm report, Nov 10, 1:25 AM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
125 AM CST SUN NOV 10 2002

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0115 AM                              IL   FLOODING
11/10/02   GALLATIN                       WATER OVER ROADS ALONG
                                          IL-1 IN GALLATIN COUNTY
                                          WITH WORST FLOODING AT
                                          IL-1 AND PEABODY ROAD
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Gallatin

When: November 10, 1:25 AM CST to 2:00 AM CST
Where: Gallatin County, Countywide
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of thunderstorms with very heavy rain became nearly stationary over southern Gallatin County for a few hours. Rainfall in excess of 3 inches in three hours was indicated. Flooding of many roads was reported, including Illinois Route 1. The worst flooding along Route 1 was near Peabody Road.

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Illinois, November 2002

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5323090.