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 Jul 12, 11:30 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1230 PM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002 UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI TO MIGRATE SW INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. WITH THIS FEATURE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR CWFA...WE WILL KEEP CHANCE OF CONVECTION GOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY...WITHOUT ANY TIMING MENTION. THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...THE UPPER LOW BECOMES LESS OF AN INFLUENCE...WITH UPPER RIDGING BUILDING OVER THE SE U.S. THIS WILL DIMINISH OUR DAILY CHANCES OF CONVECTION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...SO NO MENTION BEYOND WEDNESDAY. CLOUD COVER WILL BE VARIABLE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ETA HAS PERFORMED REASONABLY WELL...SO FOLLOWED ITS LEAD...ALTHOUGH NO MODEL WAS VERY GOOD FOR LAST NIGHTS CONVECTION. TRENDED OUR TEMPERATURES TOWARD FWC VALUES...TEMPERED SOMEWHAT WITH THE PROSPECT FOR CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME. .PAH...NONE.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1108 AM CDT FRI JUL 12 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
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0900 PM DALE IN WIND DAMAGE
07/09/02 SPENCER MICROBURST WITH 90 MPH
WINDS DESTROYED A BARN
KILLING 5 COWS.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall. Up to 3 inches per hour was reported by a spotter north of Marble Hill. One and a half inches per hour was reported in Marble Hill. Some low water crossings were flooded north of Marble Hill.
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