1 flash 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 14, 10:30 AM CST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1130 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2002 JUST UPDATED THE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS MOVED JUST EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. REMOVED POPS FROM ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT/ZONE...WHERE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE LOW CLOUD DECK OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IS EXPECTED TO BREAK UP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN PARTLY CLOUDY/PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. LIKEWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY/PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE...GIVEN SUNSHINE ON VERY MOIST GROUNDS. TEMPERATURE FORECAST LOOKED O.K....BUT DID BROADEN THE RANGE A BIT FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY DUE TO LINGERING CLOUDS/PRECIPITATION. .PAH...NONE. DRS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Very heavy thunderstorm rains washed out a road in the Lake Malone area and eroded the soil around a camper. Debris from floodwater was still evident, and water was standing on roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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