The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers fell back within their banks after major flooding in May.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers fell back within their banks after major flooding in May.
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 31, 10:47 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 1147 PM CDT Wed May 31 2017 .UPDATE... Issued at 1147 PM CDT Wed May 31 2017 The AVIATION section has been updated for the 06Z TAF issuance. UPDATE Issued at 930 PM CDT Wed May 31 2017 Isolated convection initially diminished around sunset. Around 02z, a couple of new cells fired up in se Missouri, far west KY, and northwest Tennessee. Various mesoscale models have indicated convection would persist through the night, mainly over se Missouri and southwest KY. There is poor agreement as to the timing and location. The forecast has been updated to blanket most areas south of the I-64 corridor with isolated showers and storms. The forcing mechanism is not very well-defined, but water vapor imagery indicates a pronounced shortwave over the upper Missouri Valley. This shortwave may be interacting with the poorly defined low-level boundary over the Lower Ohio Valley and se Missouri to produce the new convection. Overnight lows were raised just a bit in west KY and se Missouri, where temps have been slower to fall than expected. This is in line with the short-term consensus blend. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 248 PM CDT Wed May 31 2017 Stationary boundary barely north of the CWFA with newly developed convection over the KS/MO border region. Models move this activity ESE, while at the surface, push the weak boundary through and then south of the area. Will keep with our low chance PoPs for convection through tonight. An unsettled mid level NW flow pattern will persist through Friday night, with chances for convection continuing. The weak surface boundary should push back NE across the area. Confidence in timing and areal coverage is not terribly high given the lack of significant features to key in on. We had to lower PoPs Friday night given NVA may be present ahead of a weak mid level disturbance approaching from the west. Temps will be a persistence and MOS blend. Favored the NAM and EC for PoPs. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 248 PM CDT Wed May 31 2017 ECMWF and GFS are showing some agreement with the track of our weekend weather system, showing a surface low over Saskatchewan at 18z Saturday, then moving the low over the Great Lakes region by 18z Sunday. This takes the associated cold front across our region Sunday into Sunday evening. Models indicate scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area Saturday, with a bit of a lull Saturday evening, then chances increasing late Saturday night as the front moves into the middle Mississippi Valley. Our best and most widespread chances will be late Saturday night into Sunday evening with the passage of the front. Models show the front hanging up across southeast portions of the PAH forecast area Sunday night into Monday, so timing of precipitation clearing our region is in question. Kept chances of some showers and an isolated thunderstorm or two in the forecast for Monday, mainly in the afternoon, with a few showers in our southeast counties Monday evening. By Tuesday, surface high pressure will build into the upper and middle Mississippi valley region. This should keep the PAH forecast dry as we get into mid week. Precipitation will not be far away though, with models showing an upper level low pressure meandering over the eastern U.S, so that will be something to keep an eye on over the next few model runs. Temperatures will be a little above seasonal over the weekend with southerly winds pumping warm moist air into the area, with Monday near seasonal. For Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures and dew points will drop off several degrees. && .AVIATION... Issued at 1147 PM CDT Wed May 31 2017 The TAFs remain VFR. Some of the 00Z and later guidance develops some convection overnight near KPAH, so will insert a VCSH there just to hint at the possibility. The most likely area to see isolated convection Thursday afternoon will be over southeast Missouri to the west of KCGI, as a warm front attempts to move back north into the region. Winds will be light and generally northeast through the period. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && UPDATE...DRS AVIATION...DRS
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 308 AM CDT Wed May 31 2017 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-011000- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-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- 308 AM CDT Wed May 31 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A chance of thunderstorms is forecast. Heavy rain and lightning are the main hazards but small hail and gusty wind cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday There is an almost daily chance of thunderstorms, but no expectation of widespread severe weather. Heavy rain and lightning appear to be the main storm hazards. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Ohio River continued to fall slowly after cresting in early May. Early in June, minor flooding of the Ohio River inundated low-lying fields and portions of a state park.
The Mississippi River continued to slowly fall after cresting in early May. Minor flooding of the Mississippi River in early June inundated low-lying fields.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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