1 heavy rain, 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 Sep 26, 2:05 PM CST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 305 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2003 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. THEN THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE PROSPECT FOR INTERVALS OF CLOUDINESS FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. ELEVATED WARM ADVECTION SHOWERS WERE PROGRESSING NORTHEASTWARD AND OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS SKIES TURNED MOSTLY SUNNY...TEMPERATURES HAD WARMED INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S BY MID AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUED TO ADVECT HIGH THETA-E AIR NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF...WITH MID AFTERNOON DEW POINTS ALREADY IN THE MID 60S OVER MOST OF THE AREA. LATEST SATELLITE/RADAR IMAGES INDICATE THE INITIATION OF CONVECTION RIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FROM NEAR CHICAGO TO JUST SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY. AS THIS FRONT BARRELS SOUTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING AND A POTENT SHORTWAVE DIVES EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE BASE OF A MID-LEVEL TROUGH...EXPECT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE CURRENT PROJECTION BRINGS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ACTIVITY INTO THE FAR NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AROUND 00Z...PROGRESSING SOUTHEASTWARD TO NEAR EVANSVILLE AND PADUCAH AROUND MIDNIGHT... EVENTUALLY EXITING THE LAKES AREA DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SATURDAY MORNING. UPPER-LEVEL JET DYNAMICS PLACE THE FORECAST AREA IN THE FAVORABLE RIGHT-REAR QUADRANT OF A 500-300MB JET STREAK THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A LOW-LEVEL JET IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS AT 925MB APPROACHING 50 KNOTS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WHILE DECENT DIRECTIONAL SHEAR MAY SUPPORT ISOLATED SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT EARLY THIS EVENING IN OUR NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES (MISSOURI/ILLINOIS)...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS FROM A SOUTHEASTWARD PROPAGATING SQUALL LINE. FREEZING LEVELS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL TO DEVELOP IN STRONGER UPDRAFTS THIS EVENING. THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEAR AND EAST OF THE KENTUCKY LAKES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. OVER THE WEEKEND...PERIODIC IMPULSES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IN COMBINATION WITH INTERVALS OF MOISTURE WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY... ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK...MODELS INDICATE THE CONTINUATION OF MAINLY DIURNAL LOW CLOUD DEVELOPMENT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WITH DEEP-LAYERED MOISTURE LACKING...LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THE REST OF NEXT WEEK SHOULD REMAIN DRY AS THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW MODERATES LATE IN THE PERIOD. GENERALLY STAYED WITH A COMBINATION OF MAV AND MESOETA SURFACE TEMPERATURES FOR THE FIRST FOUR PERIODS OF THE FORECAST...WITH MEX GUIDANCE PROVIDING A SOLID BASE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && PRESLEY
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-271000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 400 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO AND MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEYS TONIGHT...TOUCHING OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST FRINGE OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. THE LINE WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT...PROGRESSING EAST INTO THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG DIURNAL HEATING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS HAS RESULTED IN AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THIS PAIRED WITH RESPECTABLE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR MAY RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW ISOLATED CELLS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE. THESE STORMS MAY EXHIBIT SUPERCELLULAR CHARACTERISTICS AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. AS THE SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY PROGRESSES SOUTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH...STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL COME TO AN END FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. KEEP AN EYE ON LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS...AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES. PRESLEY
ILZ075-076-080>082-084-MOZ076-270230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 836 PM CDT FRI SEP 26 2003 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 50 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BY 930 PM...THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ALONG A PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO MCLEANSBORO ILLINOIS LINE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding of a few streets was reported, including Main Street.
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