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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 12, 2:24 PM CST, 12 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
224 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
.DISCUSSION...
VERY BUSY DAY...SO WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF. MAIN CONCERNS CONTINUE TO
BE SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE QUAD STATE IS CURRENTLY IN RECOVERY MODE. THE
OUTFLOW/WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR SPARTA ILLINOIS TO NEAR
MADISONVILLE KENTUCKY...AND IS SLOWLY RETREATING TO THE NORTH. AS
FORCING INCREASES THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THIS
BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY PUSH NORTH OF THE AREA. UNTIL IT DOES SO IT
WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE BEEN
WATCHING A COUPLE OF MINI-SUPERCELL STORMS OVER WEST KENTUCKY WHICH
ARE CURRENTLY NEAR THE BOUNDARY. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS NEAR THIS
BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY WILL HAVE SOME POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A
TORNADO...ALTHOUGH ANY ROTATION NOTED TO THIS POINT HAS BEEN
RELATIVELY WEAK.
THE 18Z NAM HAS COME MORE INTO LINE WITH THE TIMING OF THE 12Z
GFS...WHICH WAS PREFERRED. WE CURRENTLY EXPECT ANY SCATTERED
ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON TO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA OR
DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. CANNOT RULE OUT ANOTHER RENEGADE
TORNADIC SUPERCELL MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS LATER THIS EVENING...BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE MAIN
CONVECTIVE THREAT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF BOW ECHOES OR LARGER LINE
SEGMENTS MOVING INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND THEN QUICKLY
SWEEPING EASTWARD THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH 12Z. STRENGTHENING
WIND FIELDS WILL RESULT IN MORE OF A DAMAGING STRAIGHTLINE WIND
THREAT...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THE
BOWS OR ANY BREAKS IN THE CONVECTIVE LINE.
WE COULD ONCE AGAIN SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THIS
EVENT...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN MANY AREAS.
THEREFORE WILL KEEP THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH GOING THROUGH 12Z. COULD
EXTEND IT INTO MONDAY...BUT FEEL THAT WE WILL ALREADY BE IN FLASH
FLOOD WARNING MODE BY THEN.
THE CONVECTION WILL LINGER ACROSS WEST KENTUCKY WELL INTO THE
MORNING HOURS...BUT SHOULD MOSTLY BE OVER BY 18Z. THE COLD FRONT
WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH...BRINGING AN END TO THIS SPRING EPISODE.
GENERALLY FOLLOWED THE GFS/MAV GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST.
THE SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION BY THE END OF THE DAY
TUESDAY...AND THEN SHIFT EAST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GFS CONTINUES
TO ADVERTISE A LIGHT RAIN EVENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY
THURSDAY...SO KEPT THE EXISTING SLIGHT POP FOR THURSDAY...AND ADDED
30 POP FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE HIGH WILL DIVE
TOWARD THE AREA FROM CANADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL
CERTAINLY KNOCK US BACK TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES...IF NOT A BIT
BELOW...THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...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...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR BOLLINGER-BUTLER-CAPE
GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-PERRY MO-RIPLEY-
SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.
IL...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...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-SPENCER-
VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
&&
DRSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 349 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-131100- 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- 349 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006 ...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR TONIGHT...A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS OVER ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN PENNYRILE REGION OF WEST KENTUCKY...WHERE A SLIGHT RISK EXISTS. THE MAIN EVENT WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND THEN SWEEP QUICKLY EAST AND NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WELL TO OUR WEST EARLY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO FORM INTO ONE OR MORE CLUSTERS BY THE TIME THEY MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE...WITH A LESSER THREAT OF HAIL AND TORNADOES. ANY STORMS THAT REMAIN MORE ISOLATED WILL HAVE A MUCH GREATER HAIL AND TORNADO POTENTIAL. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED...WITH WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH AMOUNTS AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS POSSIBLY OVER 3 INCHES. THIS WILL SERVE TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING AND CREATE NEW FLOOD PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END MONDAY MORNING...AS THE STRONGEST CONVECTION MOVES EAST OF THE REGION. SHOWERS AND A STRAY THUNDERSTORM MAY LINGER THROUGH MIDDAY...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN SECTIONS...WHICH MAY PROLONG FLOOD PROBLEMS THROUGH THE DAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED BEYOND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS THROUGHOUT THE FOUR STATE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION TONIGHT. SPOTTERS SHOULD ALSO REPORT ANY FLOODING PROBLEMS THEY ENCOUNTER. DRS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
229 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 AM HAIL PIEDMONT 37.15N 90.70W
03/13/2006 M1.50 INCH WAYNE MO TRAINED SPOTTER
HIAL THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS REPORTED IN COMMUNITY.
SMALLER HAIL ALSO WITH THIS STORM.
&&
SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
230 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 AM HAIL PIEDMONT 37.15N 90.70W
03/13/2006 M1.25 INCH WAYNE MO TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN COMMUNITY.
&&
SMITTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
235 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 AM HAIL 4 E PIEDMONT 37.15N 90.63W
03/13/2006 M3.00 INCH WAYNE MO TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 4 NEAR HIGHWAY DD.
&&
SMITTYThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous large trees were downed and uprooted, including some thrown into a nearby creek.
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