1 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 Sep 23, 2:36 AM CST, 9 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
336 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MAIN QUESTION FOR THIS FORECAST IS WHETHER TODAY WILL BE AS BAD AS FRIDAY.
BAND OF STRONG CONVECTION NEARLY STATIONARY LAST FEW HOURS ALONG
SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE FORECAST AREA IS SURVIVING ON THE STRENGTH
OF A 40KT SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET BRINGING A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF RICH
MOISTURE INTO THE LINE. WHILE THE SEVERE THREAT HAS BEEN MINIMAL
THE LAST FEW HOURS...WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO
WORSEN OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST KENTUCKY. WITH
MUCH OF THE AREA UNDER FFWS...SEE NO REASON TO MESS WITH THE FFA
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY.
NONE OF THE 00Z MODELS HAS A DECENT CLUE ABOUT THE ONGOING
CONVECTION...SO FORECAST GOING FORWARD INTO THE DAYTIME HOURS IS
VERY LOW CONFIDENCE. CURRENTLY...THE FINAL PIECE OF THE COMPLEX
MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS BOTTOMING OUT OVER UTAH. IT APPEARS THAT
THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE STEADILY EAST AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WITH LITTLE
CAPPING AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND LIFT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE AT LEAST SCATTERED THROUGH THE REGION
THROUGH THE DAY. THEN A FRONTAL BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND
PUSH EAST THROUGH THE REGION LATE IN THE DAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
WIND FIELDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ROTATING STORMS...AND THE
STRONG SOUTHERLY FETCH IN THE LOW-LEVELS SHOULD PROVIDE PLENTY OF
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. NOT CERTAIN HOW THE ONGOING CONVECTIVE
BAND WILL EVOLVE...BUT IT WILL LIKELY BREAK UP SOME AND BEGIN TO
LIFT NORTH AND EAST TOWARD DAYBREAK..WHICH HAS BEEN THE TREND TO
OUR WEST OVER ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.
WILL GO WITH CATEGORICAL POPS ALL AREAS TODAY...AND MENTION SEVERE
STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. WILL TAPER POPS THIS EVENING FROM
CATEGORICAL IN THE SOUTHEAST TO CHANCE IN THE NORTHWEST...AND THEN
TAPER THEM BACK FURTHER OVERNIGHT...AS THE FRONT EXITS THE AREA.
THE 12Z NAM LOOKS MORE REASONABLE WITH QPF AND FRONTAL TIMING...SO
FOLLOWED IT FAIRLY CLOSELY. THAT MEANS KEEPING A SMALL POP IN
THE SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING...SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS ALREADY IN THE GRIDS.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE MET MOS FOR
TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND STAYED NEAR THE TIGHT CONSENSUS FOR
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WARMER MET LOOKED BEST FOR HIGHS ON
MONDAY.
FEW CHANGES MADE BEYOND MONDAY. THE 00Z GFS SUPPORTS THE EXISTING
POPS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO
MESS WITH THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR BALLARD-CALDWELL-
CALLOWAY-CARLISLE-CHRISTIAN-CRITTENDEN-DAVIESS-FULTON-
GRAVES-HENDERSON-HICKMAN-HOPKINS-LIVINGSTON-LYON-MARSHALL-
MCCRACKEN-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-TRIGG-UNION KY-WEBSTER.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-CAPE
GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-RIPLEY-
SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ALEXANDER-EDWARDS-
FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-
MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-WAYNE
IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-
SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
&&
DRSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 951 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-241000- 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- 951 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A LARGE LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE QUAD STATE THROUGH MIDDAY. AS THE AIRMASS AHEAD OF THE LINE WARMS UP OVER WEST KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. FURTHER NORTH OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND THE EVANSVILLE TRI STATE AREA...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE LINE OF STORMS IS MOVING EAST AT AROUND 60 MPH...AND SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA BY AROUND 1 PM. WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY...FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL DETERIORATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI SHOULD BE READY TO ACTIVATE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. DRS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ILZ089>091-093-094-KYZ001>013-231630- BALLARD KY-CALDWELL KY-CALLOWAY KY-CARLISLE KY-CRITTENDEN KY- FULTON KY-GRAVES KY-HARDIN IL-HICKMAN KY-JOHNSON IL-LIVINGSTON KY- LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-POPE IL-PULASKI IL- TRIGG KY- 1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 AT 1030 AM...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF METROPOLIS ILLINOIS TO NEAR BARDWELL KENTUCKY. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE METROPOLIS AND PADUCAH AREAS...AND EVENTUALLY THE MAYFIELD AREA THROUGH 1130 AM. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING HIGH WATER CONDITIONS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1055 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1021 AM FLASH FLOOD HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
09/23/2006 CHRISTIAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
BRIDGES WASHED OUT AND SOME COUNTY ROADS CLOSED.
1030 AM TSTM WND DMG OSCAR 37.14N 89.03W
09/23/2006 BALLARD KY EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF OFF HOUSE. BARN IN ROAD. NEAR 1767 TURNER LANDING
RD.
&&
DAVIDPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1123 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 INZ088-KYZ001>003-006>013-015>017-019>022-231730- CALDWELL KY-CALLOWAY KY-CARLISLE KY-CHRISTIAN KY-CRITTENDEN KY- DAVIESS KY-FULTON KY-GRAVES KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-LIVINGSTON KY- LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MCLEAN KY-MUHLENBERG KY-SPENCER IN-TODD KY- TRIGG KY-WEBSTER KY- 1123 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006 AT 1121 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ROCKPORT INDIANA...TO PROVIDENCE KENTUCKY...TO MARION...TO GRAND RIVERS...TO FULTON. THIS LINE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 50 TO 55 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING HIGH WATER CONDITIONS. RST
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1124 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM FLASH FLOOD BARDWELL 36.87N 89.01W
09/23/2006 CARLISLE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
CONTINUATION OF FLOODING. HWY 62 51 CLOSED. MANY COUNTY
ROADS CLOSED.
&&
DAVIDPThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water was reported over Lick Creek Road northeast of Anna and Morgan School Road west of Jonesboro. The flooding was the result of very heavy rainfall on Sept. 22 and 23. The two-day measured rainfall total was 4.89 inches at Anna and unofficially 6 inches in Cobden.
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