The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy moved northward from the central Gulf coast, while a cold front approached the Ohio Valley from the northwest. The tropical moisture from Cindy was squeezed out by the approaching cold front.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy moved northward from the central Gulf coast, while a cold front approached the Ohio Valley from the northwest. The tropical moisture from Cindy was squeezed out by the approaching cold front. Precipitable water values ranged from 2 to 2.4 inches, and marginal elevated instability was sufficient for embedded thunderstorms. The result was widespread heavy rainfall across southern Illinois, with pockets of flash flooding.
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 Jun 23, 1:33 AM CST, 5 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 233 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Sunday night) Issued at 211 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 Satellite imagery shows Cindy's circulation center drifting across southern Arkansas at this writing, with her remnants streaming northward across the Mississippi river valley. As for precursing rainfall, estimates/ground truths reveal two bullseyes having occurred in the 24 hours of Thursday, with 1 inch ish amounts in the HOP area and also in parts of SEMO, but little elsewhere. The modeled max of 1-1.25" in the southwest Indiana vicinity ended up being 0.09", and this is indicative of much of the FA having received a tenth of an inch or less, outside the two bullseyes. That said, models still track Cindy on a north to northeast ejection path across west Tn, with the latest trending a tad further north along the Ky-Tn border. The other trending, that of the incoming cold front/passage, interacting with Cindy, is also holding true this 06Z run, having sped the entire process along another 3 hours or so, effectively ending max pcpn periods by mid afternoon and entirely ending the pcpn episode by mid to late evening. Models still project peak bullseyes of 1-1.5" additional incoming pcpn during the peak time period of the pm hours, with perhaps up to 1/2" ish or so possibly preceding and succeeding the max burst. This still effectively yields storm total pcpn amounts around 2" for the bulk of the FFA zone, with perhaps a high end total closer to 2.5-3.0" possible in the south/east portions of the FA (southern Ky). Per collaboration, we'll not alter the FFA headline. The other impact of the tropical system will be increasing winds today, with some gusts, that may occur to the north of the path of Cindy. We'll bump winds up into the teens, with an occasional gust into the 20s mph possible, not different than what is ongoing right now near its path across central Arkansas. Change is on the way after fropa/Cindy's departure, with forecast altered airmass signals for weekend highs in the upper 70s-lower 80s and lows in the upper 50s-lower 60s still on track. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Thursday) Issued at 211 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 Medium confidence in the extended. Fairly high confidence in a mostly dry extended. The models keep us in a northwest flow through the extended. High pressure at the surface and aloft keeps the Gulf shut down for the early part of the week. However by mid week the surface through 700mb does open up as the High drifts eastward. This will allow some moisture return in the lower and mid levels of the atmosphere at least. This could phase with a weak spoke of energy in the northwest flow...which is not unusual...to bring increasing thunderstorm chances back in the forecast late in the week. However with no real synoptic scale features...fronts etc. would not expect a significant severe threat at this time. Again most places will remain dry in the extended and the forecast builder has trended with this scenario. Otherwise expect temperatures to be easily 10 degrees below normal Monday with unseasonably low humidity. Then expect a slow warming trend through the week as humidity slowly increases. && .AVIATION... Issued at 211 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 Adjusted near term CIGS to account for more pervasive MVFR CIGS incoming with chance of IFR CIGS in MVFR shower restricted VSBYS. Downplayed isolated (Vicinity) mention of thunder/CB, per ongoing satellite imagery/lightning plot data reveal. Will likely continue these trends next issuance. Peaking Pops to occur this morning thru mid pm hours, then wind down west to east with fropa/winds shifting from moderate/gusty southerlies (another necessitated adjustment) to northwesterlies, then diminishing. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...Flash Flood Watch through this evening for ILZ090-091-094. MO...Flash Flood Watch through this evening for MOZ112-114. IN...Flash Flood Watch through this evening for INZ081-082-085>088. KY...Flash Flood Watch through this evening for KYZ001>022. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 335 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-241000- 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- 335 AM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for western Kentucky, southwest Indiana, the southern tip of Illinois, and a small part of extreme southeast Missouri, through this evening. Increasing showers and isolated thunderstorms will provide the potential for locally heavy rainfall today, including tropical downpours that may accompany the stronger storms as the remnants of Cindy eject across the area. Heavy rainfall is therefore the primary storm related hazard today. In addition, there remains a marginal to slight risk that isolated thunderstorms may become severe, with a very isolated possibility for a weak tornado the primary severe weather potential hazard. For more details, refer to the Watch and any other storm related short fused products. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday A small chance of storms returns to the forecast Wednesday night and Thursday, but severe weather is not expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report heavy rainfall and flooding.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
827 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
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..REMARKS..
0825 AM FLOOD PERRYVILLE 37.73N 89.87W
06/23/2017 PERRY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY T BEING CLOSED AT THIS TIME. PORTIONS
OF HIGHWAY 51 HAVE STANDING WATER.
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SMITTYThe Paducah radar (KPAH), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:32 UTC.
3 flash flood, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooded roadways were reported in the Ava and Campbell Hill area. Rainfall rates of two inches per hour were not uncommon, with storm totals from four to five inches.
Flash flooding was reported in Pinckneyville. A section of Highway 13 on the south side of town was blocked due to flooding. Photos of flooded roads were relayed via social media. Rainfall rates of two inches per hour were not uncommon, with storm totals between three and four inches.
A portion of a local side road was washed out.
Several roads were closed due to flash flooding throughout the county. Rainfall rates were from one to two inches per hour, with a measured storm total of 3.8 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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