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 2, 1:00 AM CST, 10 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 100 AM CST TUE APR 2 2002 PRIMARY CHALLENGE REMAINS THE NEAR TERM WITH FRONT MOVING IN/THRU FA THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW CENTER OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO NEAR CMI. A LOW WAS DEVELOPING ALONG THE WARM FRONT IN NE MO. CURRENT IR SAT PICS SHOW SOME CLOUD DEVELOPMENT ALONG BOUNDARY BUT SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS FA. THE 00Z TUE MODEL RUN SHOWS MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE SURFACE LOW OVER NE MO WILL LIFT ENE AS THE LOW OVER THE SW DIVES SOUTHEAST. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE WHICH ROTATES TOWARD THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WOULD BRING FRONT TO THE NW PERIPHERY OF FA BY 18Z TUE AND EXIT SE SHORTLY AFTER 00Z WED. WITH A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE BOUNDARYS WAKE AND A 5 WAVE ROSBY PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE RAPID PROGRESSION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED FEATURES. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FA AT MOST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS REACHING THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS AT MOST FAVORABLE TIME FRAME FOR THUNDERSTORMS. K INDICES GREATER THAN 30...CAPES NEAR 1500 J/KG...AND LIS OF -4...DO BELIEVE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THIS COMPLIMENTS THE SWODY1 WHICH CONTINUES TO BRING SLIGHT RISK INTO SEMO AND WEST KENTUCKY WITH GENERAL TSRA ACROSS REMAINDER OF FA. THE FA IS WELL CAPPED THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SB CIN AVERAGING AROUND -100 J/KG AT 18Z DROPPING INTO ZERO TO -20 J/KG BY 00Z. THE CAPPING SHOULD ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF TIME FOR MOISTURE AND HEATING PRIOR TO ANY PRECIP CONTAMINATING THE SOUNDING. THUS...GOOD SUPPORT FOR SLIGHT RISK SOUTHWEST PORTIONS. THIS ALSO SHOULD MAKE PRECIP POST FRONTAL...SINCE WE NEED THE FRONT TO ERODE THE CAP. VERY LITTLE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR THROUGH OUT THE COLUMN AND 850 WINDS ONLY 25 TO 30 KNOTS WOULD NOT EXPECT WINDS TO BE MAIN THREAT. IN CONTRAST...WITH FREEZING LEVEL BELOW 11K AND WET BULB ZERO BELOW...10K LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT. THE MODELS ALL AGREE THAT QPF WILL BE EAST OF FA BY 12Z...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MESO ETA. WILL NOT PULL CHC SE SECTIONS ATTM...WILL TWEAK IT DOWN TO SLGT CHC WHICH SHOULD ESTABLISH A TREND FOR NEXT SHIFT TO MONITOR. FWC HAS COOLED AND MAV HAS WARMED...BRINGING THEM INTO BETTER AGREEMENT OVER SUCESSIVE RUNS. THEREFORE WILL FOLLOW TREND BUT LEAN TOWARD THE WARMER FWC...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHS. MAY BE LOOKING FOR A FROST ADVISORY WED NGT. WILL MONITOR MOS TRENDS FOR THAT POSSIBILITY. .PAH...NONE. HOOPER
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-022100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 600 AM CST TUE APR 2 2002 ...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA... THREATS... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE AREA TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF A PERRYVILLE MISSOURI...TO EVANSVILLE INDIANA...TO MURRAY KENTUCKY LINE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...WITH THE HIGHEST THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL...ISOLATED AREAS MAY RECEIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THIS MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING PROBLEMS. DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BACK ACROSS THE AREA. AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE LOW TO MID 70S IN THE OUTLOOK AREA...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT FROM SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA AROUND 3 PM. SINCE MOST OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED BEHIND THE FRONT...THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE HAIL WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...WHERE THE INSTABILITY WILL BE MAXIMIZED. AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY TOWARD THE EARLY EVENING. AS THE SUN SETS THE INSTABILITY WILL WEAKEN AND THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT SHOULD COME TO AN END AROUND 8 PM. SOGGY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AND HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS MAY AGGRAVATE THE RIVER FLOOD SITUATION ACROSS THE AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED GENERALLY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM IN THE OUTLOOK AREA. && DRS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Wabash River rose slightly above flood stage at New Harmony, causing minor flooding of low-lying agricultural bottomland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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