1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Aug 26, 1:20 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 220 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 .DISCUSSION... EARLY THIS AFTERNOON A LINE OF EASTWARD MOVING SEVERE AND NEAR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORMED ON AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH AN MCS TO OUR NORTH HAS RECENTLY ENTERED THE WESTERN EDGE OF OUR CWA. SOME OF THE STORMS IN THIS LINE HAVE PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS IN AREAS TO OUR WEST. NOT SURE JUST HOW MUCH THE AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT...WHICH WILL DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENS THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT. FOR THIS EVENING WILL GO LIKELY POPS EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA...AND MORE OR LESS FLIP THAT AROUND AFTER MIDNIGHT. THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY MODELS STILL TRYING TO GENERATE A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF RW/TRW THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO TRACK ACROSS THE CWA. LATEST SAT PIX SHOWING A CLUSTER OF RW/TRW OVER SE KANSAS HEADING EAST...SO PROVIDING THE LEAD SYSTEM DOESNT STABILIZE US OUT TOO BADLY...MAYBE THE MODEL SOLUTIONS WILL PAN OUT. APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT NOW FORECAST TO CROSS THE CWA SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SO WILL KEEP POPS IN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA IS FORECAST TO KEEP THE AREA DRY. GFSLR SHOWING AN UPPER LOW PASSING OVER THE REGION THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BUT NOT CRANKING OUT ANY QPF WITH IT...SO WONT BE SURPRISED IF FUTURE SHIFTS HAVE TO ADD POPS FOR THOSE PERIODS. GFS80 TRYING TO BRING THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA TOO FAR WEST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS SOLUTION DOES NOT JIVE WELL WITH NHC FORECAST TRACK OR THE NAM SOLUTION. CONSEQUENTLY KEPT US DRY DURING THIS PERIOD. USED A NAM/MAV MOS BLEND FOR TEMPERATURES. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...SVR TSTM WATCH #747 UNTIL 6 PM CDT. MO...SVR TSTM WATCH #747 UNTIL 6 PM CDT. IL...SVR TSTM WATCH #747 UNTIL 6 PM CDT. IN...SVR TSTM WATCH #747 UNTIL 6 PM CDT. && JAP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 353 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-270900- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION... MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO... CARMI...CARBONDALE...MURPHYSBORO...HERRIN...HARRISBURG... SHAWNEETOWN...JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN... CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG... POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN... CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND... BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON... MORGANFIELD...DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON... OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE... MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...JACKSON...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN... DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON... NEW MADRID 353 AM EST FRI AUG 26 2005 /353 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE QUAD STATE. WHILE NO SEVERE WEATHER IS FORECAST...THAT WOULD BE THE BEST CHANCE TIME PERIOD FOR ANY HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TODAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1218 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM TSTM WND DMG COBB 37.02N 87.76W
08/26/2005 CALDWELL KY CO-OP OBSERVER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE CITY
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DLLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 159 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 ILZ080-084-261930- JACKSON IL-PERRY IL- 159 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN PERRY AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS SHOULD REACH THE COMMUNITIES OF AVA BY 115 PM...MURPHYSBORO BY 120 PM...AND CARBONDALE BY 130 PM. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS FROM THIS STORM COULD TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS...AND BREAK SOME TREE LIMBS. SOME TREES MAY ALSO FALL DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AND A HALF IN ONE HOUR...AS WELL AS FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. RJP/MTF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
221 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG AVA 37.89N 89.50W
08/26/2005 JACKSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME POWER OUT IN AVA WITH REPORTS OF SOME SMALL TREES
DOWN.
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MIKENSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 224 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 ILZ075-262000- JEFFERSON IL- 224 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STORMS SHOULD IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES OF DIX AND RURAL LOCATIONS NORTH OF MOUNT VERNON AS THEY PUSH EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 300 PM. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH FROM THESE STORMS COULD TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS...AND BREAK SOME TREE LIMBS. SOME TREES MAY ALSO FALL DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AND A HALF IN ONE HOUR...AS WELL AS FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. RJP/MTF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
233 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM TSTM WND DMG MURPHYSBORO 37.77N 89.34W
08/26/2005 JACKSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME SMALL TREES DOWN IN MURPHYSBORO ALONG WITH TENTS
BEING BLOWN DOWN AND DAMAGED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THE
TENTS WRE SECURED BY ROPES BY BROKE LOOSE.
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MIKENSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 248 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 ILZ081-082-085-086-262030- FRANKLIN IL-HAMILTON IL-SALINE IL-WILLIAMSON IL- 248 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005 A LINE OF STRONG STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WILLIAMSON AND FRANKLIN INTO HAMILTON AND SALINE COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE STORMS SHOULD IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES OF BENTON... MARION...MCLEANSBORO...AND HARRISBURG AS THEY PUSH EAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 300 PM. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM THESE STORMS COULD TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS...AND BREAK SOME TREE LIMBS. SOME TREES MAY ALSO FALL DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH IN ONE HOUR...AS WELL AS FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. RJP/MTF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Street flooding was reported, mainly on secondary streets.
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