Minor river flooding occurred as a result of a stretch of wet weather during the early part of the month. Average rainfall amounts between the 5th and 10th were between 3 and 4 inches.
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Minor river flooding occurred as a result of a stretch of wet weather during the early part of the month. Average rainfall amounts between the 5th and 10th were between 3 and 4 inches. Much of this rain was due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon, which got caught up with a cold front moving through the central states.
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 Sep 12, 5:36 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 636 PM CDT Wed Sep 12 2018 .UPDATE... Issued at 636 PM CDT Wed Sep 12 2018 The AVIATION section has been updated for the 00Z TAF issuance. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 145 PM CDT Wed Sep 12 2018 High confidence of a rainfree forecast through the remainder of the work week. High pressure settling in over the northeast half of the country will remain nearly stationary, and keep things high and dry through the short term. There will also be a gradual warming trend to above normal temperatures, esp by Friday afternoon. Night time lows will remain quite comfortable for this time of year with lows generally in the lower to mid 60s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 145 PM CDT Wed Sep 12 2018 High confidence in the extended at least through the weekend. Confidence falls off next week with rain chances from remnants of Florence. In addition we could see a cold front bring additional chances of rain by Wednesday. But confidence is not high next week. Models are in good agreement through the weekend. They hold up Florence along the coast through the weekend. The ECMWF actually builds high pressure in over the great lakes region forcing Florence south into Georgia. The GFS is similar but not as aggressive with the southward push. The Canadian actually brings it up the east coast like earlier models runs did at the first of the week. Its still too early to2 have a great deal of confidence in its path this early in the forecast period. Tuesday runs actually brought the center of the remnants through eastern KY with some of the outer bands bringing rain chances to areas east of the Pennyrile Parkway. Last nights runs kept it a little farther east of the forecast area. We will wait and see what the blend and collaboration yields with this scenario. Finally the models are hinting at a cold front moving through the area Tuesday night into Wednesday that could bring additional chances for rain. In contrast moisture will be very shallow with a major subsidence inversion aloft. This should inhibit rain chances a great deal. Temperatures will start out in the middle to upper 80s then cool slightly as cloud cover increases over the weekend into next week...especially by Wednesday as a cold front moves through wet or dry. && .AVIATION... Issued at 636 PM CDT Wed Sep 12 2018 Mid-level ceilings will gradually thin/scatter out through the period. Whether that will happen enough overnight to allow for fog development is the main concern. Hit KCGI the hardest with IFR conditions, while MVFR conditions are forecast elsewhere. This is a low confidence forecast. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && UPDATE...DRS SHORT TERM...GM LONG TERM...KH AVIATION...DRS
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 325 PM CDT Wed Sep 12 2018 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-131000- 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- 325 PM CDT Wed Sep 12 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeastern Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. Minor river flooding continues in some locations. Please refer to river flood warnings and statements for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. Minor river flooding will continue into next week at some locations. Please refer to river flood warnings and statements for details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred along the Little Wabash River. The flooding primarily affected low-lying woods and fields, including some agricultural fields. Some county roads were underwater.
Minor flooding occurred along the Big Muddy River. Low-lying woods and agricultural fields along the river were inundated.
Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River. Low-lying agricultural land was inundated.
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