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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 3:00 PM CST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 300 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 .DISCUSSION... BIGGEST CHALLENGES WITH THIS PACKAGE ARE WITH CONCERNS FOR MORE FLOODING RAINS AND SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. STILL LOOKS AS THOUGH FRIDAY WILL BE A DRY DAY. HOWEVER..RESPITE COULD BE QUITE BRIEF AS ANOTHER WARM FRONT SHOULD DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING...AND THEN MOVES RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT MORNING. THIS FEATURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTHERLY H85 JET NOSING ACROSS IT COULD LEAD TO A RAPID REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/SAT MORNING. DO NOT THINKS THIS WILL BE AN OVERWHELMING EVENT AT THIS TIME...WITH MOST QPF AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH...MAINLY ALONG/EAST OF THE WABASH AND OHIO RVR VALLEYS. THEN...ANOTHER SURFACE FRONT SHOULD APPROACH FROM THE WEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. QUITE STRONG WIND FLOW ALOFT AND GFS FORECAST LIS IN THE -2 TO -4 CATEGORY LATE SAT/SAT NIGHT COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS TO GO ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE AXIS OF THE HEAVY RAINS...BUT RIGHT NOW THE BEST GUESS AS OF NOW WOULD BE THE NW HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA SAT EVENING/NIGHT...AND THE SE HALF SUN MORNING. IF THAT WERE NOT ENOUGH...THE MAIN UPPER LOW TO OUR WEST WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO MOVE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL SPAWN ANOTHER STRONG SURFACE LOW OUT TO OUR WEST IN THE PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS POTENT UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WILL TRACK NE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST/IA REGION BY MON MORNING. THIS SCENARIO...COMBINED WITH LOADS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...GFS FORECAST LIS 0 TO -4 AND VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER CHC OF HEAVY RAINS AND SVR STORMS LATER SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. ALREADY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE PAST 24 HRS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...ESP ALONG AND NW OF THE OHIO RVR. MANY SMALL RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION ARE NOW FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE...WITHOUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. THUS...THE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. IT IS CONCEIVABLE WITH THIS PATTERN SET UP THAT ANOTHER 2-4 INCHES MAY FALL IN SOME LOCATIONS... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AT THE VERY LEAST...THIS WOULD AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING OVER THE REGION. WILL ISSUE ESF PRODUCT (HYDROLOGICAL OUTLOOK) TO ASSESS THE FLOODING POTENTIAL. LOOKS AS THOUGH THINGS WILL FINALLY DRY OUT BEHIND THE MONDAY SYSTEM...AS UPPER FLOW FINALLY SWITCHES AROUND TO A MORE WNW DIRECTION. AS FAR AS TEMPS ARE CONCERNED...LOOK FOR CONTINUATION OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS...DAY AND NIGHT...UNTIL THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON MONDAY. MANY AREAS WILL REACH THE 70S SAT/SUN...AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE 80 IF THE SUN HAPPENS TO POP OUT FOR A FEW HOURS. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR WABASH...EDWARDS... WHITE...AND GALLATIN COUNTIES. IN...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR GIBSON...POSEY... VANDERBURGH...AND PIKE COUNTIES. && MEFFERT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 535 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-102345- 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- 535 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS EVENING. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ALSO...NORTHERN AREAS OF THE QUAD STATE REGION CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH OUTSIDE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS. FINALLY...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ILLINIOS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE UPPER AIR WIND FLOW PATTERN. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
627 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HAIL 6 S CHARLESTON 36.83N 89.34W
03/09/2006 M1.00 INCH MISSISSIPPI MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
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SMITTYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 627 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-100130- 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 627 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ...A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON PURCHASE AREA AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... THE LINE EXTENDED FROM BENTON ILLINOIS...THROUGH CAPE GIRARDEAU...TO SIKESTON. THE LINE OF STRONG STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH WITH THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS SHOULD BE ALONG A LINE FROM MARION THROUGH PADUCAH TO MAYFIELD BY 7 PM CST. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLOODING RAINS...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORM TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THEY HAVE PASSED. KH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
628 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM TSTM WND GST 6 S CHARLESTON 36.83N 89.34W
03/09/2006 E70 MPH MISSISSIPPI MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIND ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD AND QUARTER
SIZE HAIL.
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SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
629 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0627 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NE CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.32N 89.54W
03/09/2006 M62 MPH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER
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SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
653 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0623 PM TSTM WND DMG SIKESTON 36.88N 89.58W
03/09/2006 SCOTT MO TRAINED SPOTTER
MOVING SEMI TRAILER PICKED UP AND TOSSED OVER ON
INTERSTATE 55.
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SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
655 PM CST THU MAR 09 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0653 PM TSTM WND GST WEST PADUCAH 37.08N 88.74W
03/09/2006 M61 MPH MCCRACKEN KY ASOS
REPORTED AT PADUCAH REGIONAL AIRPORT.
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SMITTYThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were down on Highway 135 near Hampton, near Birdsville, and in the Burna area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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