Kentucky, 2006Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 22, 2006
June 22, 2006 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jun 22, 12:40 PM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 12:40 PM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
140 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
.DISCUSSION...
SEVERAL CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. FIRST IS POPS INTO THE
WEEKEND...AND EFFECT ON TEMPERATURES. THEN HOW MUCH IMPACT WILL
EVENTUAL FRONTAL PASSAGE HAVE ON TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS.
LASTLY...THE CHC OF PRECIPITATION NEXT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
AS UPPER LEVEL ENERGY APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN
TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. EXPECT
ACTIVITY TO INCREASE THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.
IN THE MEANTIME...A WEAK COLD FRONT POISED NORTH AND WEST OF OUR CWA
WILL BEGIN TO MAKE PROGRESS (ALBEIT SLOW) TO THE SOUTH AND EAST ON
FRIDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT VEERS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST. THE
COMBINATION OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS REMAINING IN PLACE SHOULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER
OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FRIDAY EVENING...AND BE CLEAR OF THE
CWA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP THE REGION SLIGHTLY COOLER..DRY...AND LESS
HUMID THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MODELS DO SWING AN UPPER TROF ACROSS
THE REGION ON MONDAY BUT MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED...SO WILL KEEP DRY
AT THIS TIME.
BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK MODELS PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION
WITH THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE. WITH UPPER FLOW
EXPECTED TO BE NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE FRONT...ITS SOUTHWARD PROGRESS
WILL BE SLOW. THEREFORE...HAVE PUT IN SCHC POPS FOR WEDNESDAY...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THURSDAY.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&
JAP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 1:48 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
248 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-232000-
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-
248 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY ALONG
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OWENSBORO TO MARBLE HILL MISSOURI. A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY TO POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI. THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY FORECAST...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT SHOULD COME TO AN END BY LATE EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE
REGION ON FRIDAY. AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE QUAD STATE...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. IF ENOUGH INSTABILITY CAN DEVELOP...A FEW
OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...AND
POSSIBLY SOME ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BECOME
MORE OF A PROBLEM ON FRIDAY...DUE TO MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. ONCE AGAIN THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT ON FRIDAY SHOULD END BY LATE EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. REPORTS OF
SEVERE WEATHER AND ANY HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLOODING SHOULD BE
REPORTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 22, 2:43 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
343 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG CHRISNEY 38.01N 87.03W
06/22/2006 SPENCER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED 5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 22, 2:51 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
351 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM HAIL BELLMONT 38.38N 87.91W
06/22/2006 M0.75 INCH WABASH IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 22, 2:52 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
352 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM HAIL 4 W BELLMONT 38.38N 87.98W
06/22/2006 M0.75 INCH EDWARDS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 22, 3:14 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
414 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG BROWNS 38.38N 87.98W
06/22/2006 EDWARDS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OF ROOF.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 22, 3:19 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
419 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0413 PM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT CARMEL 38.42N 87.77W
06/22/2006 U0.00 INCH WABASH IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SECONDARY STREETS FLOODED THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 22, 3:25 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
425 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG WEIR 37.13N 87.22W
06/22/2006 MUHLENBERG KY TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNED TREES THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY. MARBLE SIZE HAIL
REPORTED WITH STORM.
&&
SMITTYFlash Flood, Muhlenberg
- When
- June 22, 4:28 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were closed county-wide as a result of flooding rains from thunderstorms.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, June 22, 20062 injured · $2.2 million · F1 · 18 events
- Heat in California, June 22 to 30, 20061 death · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, June 22, 200610 injured · $166,000 · F0 · 26 events
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 22, 20061 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, June 22, 20066 injured · $127,000 · 1 in hail · 43 events
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 22, 2006$2.2 million · 63 kt wind · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 22, 2006$1.4 million · 1.75 in hail · 23 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 22, 2006$1.3 million · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 22, 2006$199,000 · 1 in hail · 27 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 22, 2006$150,000 · 1 in hail · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22 to 23, 2006$197,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 22, 2006$225,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
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: 5521928.