2 flood, 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 Apr 9, 1:35 AM CST, 11 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 235 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2006 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SFC AND ALOFT WILL STAY IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER RIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN LOTS OF SUNSHINE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE HIGH WILL DRIFT EAST TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY MONDAY...ALLOWING SOUTHERLY WINDS TO RETURN AND MUCH WARMER AIR TO FLOW INTO THE REGION. BEFORE THAT HAPPENS...WILL DEAL WITH ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT TONIGHT...WITH MIN TEMPS DOWN IN THE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE MOST AREAS. WINDS SHOULD STAY CALM MOST OF THE NIGHT...RESULTING IN PATCHY FROST...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED/LOW LYING LOCATIONS. DO NOT EXPECT FROST TO BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT ADVISORIES AT THIS TIME. NEXT CHC PCPN STILL LOOKS TO BE MID WEEK WITH BUCKLE IN UPPER FLOW TO SWLYS...THEN SYSTEM PASSAGE AND RETURN TO DRY WEATHER BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ATTM IT LOOKS AS THO THE BEST CHC OF A BATCH OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS COMING THROUGH WOULD BE WED NIGHT AS A SFC WARM FRONT FORMS AND LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. LOW LEVEL SWLY H85 JET ALSO PROGGED TO BE NOSING ACROSS THIS SFC BOUNDARY...WHICH WOULD ENHANCE THE CHC OF A NOCTURNAL EVENT. WILL STAY CLOSE TO MET MOS TEMPS DURING WARMING TREND THROUGH TUE. MAV MOS NOT SEEING WARM UP FROM MON TO TUE VERY WELL. MEX MOS COOLING TREND ON DAY 6(FRI) HAS NOW FLIP FLOPPED TO A WARMING TREND. WILL KEEP MAX TEMPS IN THE 75-80 RANGE IN THE EXTENDED. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE IL...NONE. IN...NONE. && MEFFERT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 424 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2006 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-100930- 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- 424 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND WELL SHELTERED LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST LATER TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT DOES OCCUR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding of the Wabash River occurred. At the Mount Carmel gage, where flood stage is 19 feet, the river crested at 19.98 feet on April 11. Minor flooding of low-lying bottomlands occurred. A few county roads along the river were closed. Oil wells in the flood plain were shut down. River cabins were inaccessible.
Minor flooding of the Wabash River occurred. At the New Harmony, Indiana gage, where flood stage is 15 feet, the river crested at 15.32 feet on April 12. Minor flooding of low-lying bottomlands occurred.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5501465, 5501466.