Heavy rainfall in late April caused rises on the Ohio River into early May. The Ohio River rose slightly above flood stage at Shawneetown.
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Heavy rainfall in late April caused rises on the Ohio River into early May. The Ohio River rose slightly above flood stage at Shawneetown.
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 May 5, 6:58 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 758 PM CDT Mon May 5 2014 .UPDATE... Issued at 757 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 Updated to remove wind advisory from watch/warning/advisory section. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Wednesday night) Issued at 248 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 Latest surface analysis shows a front meandering across extreme northern portions of the PAH forecast this afternoon. Models show this front will linger near the Interstate 64 corridor through midday Tuesday, then lift north Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. The main result will be a few more clouds near the boundary, and temperatures will be a bit cooler across our northern tier of counties than the rest of our region. Overall, the whole area will see quite a bit of sunshine and continued unseasonably warm conditions. The persistent southerly flow will gradually increase dew points Tuesday into Wednesday. Winds will be 10 to 15 kts with some higher gusts Tuesday, but a tightening pressure gradient on Wednesday will increase winds to 15 to 25 kts with gusts to near 30 kts. Overnight lows tonight through Wednesday night will be extremely mild, with readings 8 to 12 degrees above normal. Clouds will increase from the west Wednesday night ahead of our next weather system. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Monday) Issued at 248 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 At the beginning of the period, a high amplitude pattern will be in place with a ridge over the ern 1/3 of the nation and trof across the Rockies. The models lift some semblance of an upper low NE into the Upper Midwest / Great Lakes by 12z Friday. This will keep our region in SW flow aloft Thur/Fri while the ridge to our east slowly moves away. At the surface, a front is forecast to stay well to our west, as surface low pressure lifts NE in conjunction with the aforementioned upper low. Mid level energy is forecast to move SW to NE across the region, as a low level jet intensifies over the area by Thursday evening, on through Friday. As a result, expect a high likelihood of convection, holding off til late Thursday west of the Mississippi, then shifting gradually east across the area Thursday night through Friday. Over the weekend, the models show deamplification with the mean mid trop flow becoming more westerly. The front at the surface will barely make it into the area if at all. Will continue with chance PoPs through the weekend, given the unsettled flow aloft, and low trop warm air/moist advection. Temperatures will generally be a blend of MOS/ensemble MOS. Adjusted highs Friday down a bit, especially over the east 1/2 of the area given the higher chance of showers and a few thunderstorms, persisting even into the afternoon in this area. && .AVIATION... Issued at 645 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 Clear skies or just occasional high clouds can be expected through the TAF period. South winds at 10 to 15 kts with some higher gusts will taper off to around 5 kts after 00z, then pick back up to 7 to 12 kts after 14z. No vsby restrictions expected. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...NONE. MO...NONE. IN...NONE. KY...NONE. && UPDATE...GM SHORT TERM...RST LONG TERM...CN AVIATION...GM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 349 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-061000- 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 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT IN CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND RIVERS TODAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON AS HUMDITY...WIND...AND FUELS ALL MARGINALLY APPROACH FLAG CRITERIA. MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST ON PARTS OF THE OHIO RIVER THIS WEEK. REFER TO THE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED TUESDAY AFTERNOON PRIMARILY IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION DUE TO WINDS AND DRY FUELS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL LINGER DAILY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER CANNOT BE RULED OUT...THE PRIMARY HAZARDS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME ARE HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING. FORECAST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOONS THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK MAY RESULT IN CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND RIVERS. MINOR RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST ON PARTS OF THE OHIO RIVER THIS WEEK. REFER TO THE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River near Shawneetown. Some low-lying woods and fields near the river were inundated.
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