Heavy rain in the upper part of the basin caused the Mississippi River to rise above flood stage.
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Heavy rain in the upper part of the basin caused the Mississippi River to rise above flood stage.
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 Aug 2, 12:59 AM CST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 159 AM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISOLD CONVECTION DEPARTING ERN FA WITH FRONT. SHOULD HAVE DRIER AIR COMING INTO FA ON ITS BACKSIDE...WHICH SHOULD INHIBIT CONVECTIVE CHANCES NEXT 48-72 HOURS. DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK IS BROAD CENTRAL U.S. HIGH/RIDGING. THIS WILL KEEP US HOT/DRY THRU THEN...AFTER WHICH A FRONT DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH BEGINS TO BEAT INTO THE UPPER HEIGHTS AND RELAX THEM A BIT. BY TUE NIGHT/WED...THE FRONT IS SKIRTING ACROSS THE LOWER-MID OH RIVER VALLEY AND OUR NEXT CHC PCPN HAS RETURNED TO THE FORECAST. THIS WAS ALL FAIRLY REPRESENTED IN THE INHERITED PACKAGE AND SO NO CHANGES BEYOND DAY 4 WERE NECESSARY. MOS BLEND W/COLLAB PIC WORKS FINE FOR NEAR TERM TEMPS. SLIGHTLY DRIER TDS WILL KEEP HEAT INDICES JUST SHY OF ADVISORY CRITERIA TIL PERHAPS TUE...WHEN A LITTLE MORE HUMIDITY RETURNS TO THE FORECAST. && .AVIATION... PATCHY FOG WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO MVFR EARLY THIS MORNING... BUT SHOULD BURN OFF WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH ONLY A FEW CUMULUS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. MO...NONE. IL...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 328 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-021000- 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- 328 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PEAK HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE QUAD STATE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. ALL THE WHILE...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU AND THEBES FOR MINOR FLOODING. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTER A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN HEAT AND HUMIDITY OVER THE WEEKEND... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS IN STORE FOR THE QUAD STATE EARLY NEXT WEEK. PEAK HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 105 ARE FORECAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY NIGHT...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE FORECAST AND PROVIDE A REPRIEVE FROM THE HOT SPELL. THE CHANCE OF STORMS CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY ALSO...MINOR FLOODING WILL PERSIST ON PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AS DETAILED IN THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS. PS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding of the Mississippi River occurred at Thebes. The river crested at 33.88 feet on the 4th. Flood stage there is 33 feet. Low-lying fields and woodlands near the river were flooded.
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