The most significant rainfall event of the month happened at the end of October and the beginning of November. Much of central and southern Indiana received 2 to more than 4 inches of rain.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
The most significant rainfall event of the month happened at the end of October and the beginning of November. Much of central and southern Indiana received 2 to more than 4 inches of rain. Minor flooding quickly followed along the White River by the 3rd. Additional rainfall from one-half to over an inch in southern Indiana fell on the 5th. As a result, the flood crest was prolonged by 2 to 3 days.
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 Nov 3, 6:31 AM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 631 AM CDT Sat Nov 3 2018 .UPDATE... Issued at 623 AM CDT Sat Nov 3 2018 Updated Aviation discussion for 12z TAF issuance. && .SHORT TERM...(Today through Monday night) The forecast area is currently between storm systems with a surface high centered to our south and a weak 500 mb ridge nosing north up the Mississippi River basin. Mostly clear skies, light winds and a moist ground have led to the formation of fog overnight. While most of the area has visibilites greater than 3 miles, some sites across southern Illinois have dropped to less than 2 miles. After the fog burns off this morning, there should be some filtered sunshine before mid level clouds begin to advect into the region ahead of the next shortwave. A cold front will approach the region from the west. Showers will spread into southeast Missouri after midnight Saturday night and move east across the area through the day Sunday. The next and bigger storm system comes at us on Monday. For a couple of days now, this system has become increasingly unstable and well organized. The area of low pressure lifting northeast out of the trough is expected to deepen and stay to the northwest of the forecast area. This will keep us in the warm sector. Showers will move in from the west early in the day with thunder chances maximized after 21z and into the overnight period. A strengthening low level and enhanced instability have put us in a Day Three Outlook from SPC. An enhanced area exists from extreme southeast Missouri and west Kentucky from the Purchase Area east into the southern Pennyrile area. The rest of the area remains in a slight risk. Pops are categorical for the most part part with 1 to 2 inches of rain expected across most of the area. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Friday) Overall, confidence is below average in the long term period due to run to run variability in the models, particularly regarding the potential system Wednesday night into Thursday. The overall flow pattern setting up is conducive to low predictably, as is common this time of year. The period starts out with the strong storm system from Monday night departing to our northeast, with some wrap around shower activity possible, especially in our northern/eastern counties. It looks pretty breezy on Tuesday between the deepening surface low to our northeast and high pressure to our west. Westerly winds look to gust in the 25 to 30 mph range, possibly even higher. With mid level heights rising, quiet weather should be present Tuesday night into Wednesday as surface high pressure nudges into the region. The 00z guidance has continued the trend the 12z Friday models had hinted at, with another potent shortwave diving southward out of Canada on Thursday. Deterministic and ensemble models are now in general agreement on a cold front pushing through our area, with potential surface low pressure developing. Thus, PoPs have been raised into the likely category Wednesday night through Thursday. Much cooler air is forecast to enter in behind this system, and depending how fast this occurs, would dictate whether we see our first snow flakes of the season on the back edge. Still nearly a week out though, and guidance hadn't even indicated this system until yesterday, so wouldn't put too much stock in this yet. Temperatures will average below normal most of the period. After highs in the low 60s on Tuesday, they will slowly fall through the week, failing to reach 50 degrees in many locations by Friday. && .AVIATION... Issued at 623 AM CDT Sat Nov 3 2018 There are scattered areas of lower vsbys and cigs around the region. LIFR cigs are scattered across southeast IL and southwest IN, including the KEVV site. Vsby at KEVV is holding at MVFR. VFR conditions at KOWB demonstrate the scattered nature of the lower vsbys or cigs. KPAH has a VFR vsby and MFVR cig. KCGI has developed a LIFR cig but keeping at VFR vsby. Fog and low clouds should break up between 14z and 15z. VFR conditions will prevail the rest of today and tonight. -SHRA will start moving east into SEMO after 06z tonight crossing the MS Rvr by 12z. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 357 AM CDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-040900- 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- 357 AM CDT Sat Nov 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a chance of thunderstorms late Monday through early Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind and hail are possible. Isolated tornadoes will also be possible. Locally heavy rainfall is likely. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed late Monday into Tuesday.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Bottomland fields and woodlands were flooded. Several county roads were flooded in low-lying areas. A few oil fields were affected.
Minor flooding occurred along the White River. Floodwaters covered low-lying fields and woods near the river, including some low-lying oil fields. A few local rural roads were flooded. High water isolated a small community of river cabins.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 790609, 790608.