A cold front brought more showers and thunderstorms to the region early on the 14th. This rain fell on ground that was very moist from the excessive rainfall in March.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A cold front brought more showers and thunderstorms to the region early on the 14th. This rain fell on ground that was very moist from the excessive rainfall in March. As a result, rapid runoff caused isolated road 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 Apr 13, 10:41 PM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 1141 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .UPDATE... Issued at 1136 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Update for 6z aviation only. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Sunday night) Issued at 230 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Diurnal destabilization has been tempered by cloud cover, so little in the way of storms well out in advance of the primary system. Watches are posted in relation to it, to our southwest, running thru 03Z, which looks to be the tag line for tonight's potential. We will see how it all comes together heading into the night time hours, but at this writing, the models are supportive of the elements coming together into a squall line over Arkansas/western MO, and translating eastward toward the Mississippi river this evening. The best severe threat (for us) will be clipping our southern counties, with damaging winds still looking to be the primary severe weather hazard. Forecast rainfall with this first round looks to be in the 1 to 2 inch range, mainly south and west, with another 1 to possible 2 inches translated further east (lesser amounts west of the Lakes) for Sat-Sat night, for areal storm totals of 1 to 3 inches. These aforementioned hazards continue to be highlighted via the ESF/HWO. The warmer air pre system that has arrived will stick around for the start of the weekend, before cooling behind the first round, particularly Sat night-Sunday, under the occluding Low. Lingering clouds/pcpn cannot be ruled out so long as this Low is in the vicinity, which it will be thru the remainder of the short term forecast period. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Friday) Issued at 230 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 Models are in pretty good agreement for next week. High pressure will drift across the middle and lower Mississippi valley Monday into Tuesday, becoming centered over Florida by 00z Wednesday. Dry and cool conditions are expected Monday. A warm front will lift north across the region on Tuesday, and a return of south winds will trigger a significant warm up. Models then drag a mostly dry cold front across the PAH forecast area on Wednesday. GFS and ECMWF indicate a few blips of QPF in our eastern counties with its passage, but for now we will keep the forecast dry. Dry conditions are expected for the end of the week, with temperatures dropping back to a few degrees below normal. && .AVIATION... Issued at 1136 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 We will have a line of thunderstorms move through during the first leg of the TAF at all sites. This will restrict vsby but cigs seem to be staying MVFR at worst. There will also be gusty winds some near severe with any thunderstorms. FROPA is not expected until near the last leg of the TAF or around 00z Sunday. This will result in a wind shift more westerly toward the end of the valid time. Otherwise winds may drop gusts for a few hours ahead of the storms but gusts should return. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && UPDATE...KH AVIATION...KH
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 253 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-141000- 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- 253 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight There is a chance of thunderstorms. The chance includes a risk of severe storms, mainly across southeast Missouri this evening, into the overnight hours. The primary severe weather related hazard is damaging winds. Large hail and tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Locally heavy rainfall is also expected. Refer to the Hydrologic Outlook for details on the heavy rain hazard. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Another chance of thunderstorms, including a risk of severe weather, is forecast Saturday. The best chance will be during the peak heating ours of the afternoon and evening, mainly east of the Mississippi river. Another round of heavy rainfall is forecast, for storm total amounts in the 1 to 3 inch range. Refer to the Hydrologic Outlook for additional details on the heavy rain hazard. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should monitor forecasts and updates to stay abreast of the latest developments.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1035 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018
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..REMARKS..
0750 PM LIGHTNING EAST PRAIRIE 36.78N 89.38W
04/13/2018 MISSISSIPPI MO FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HOME FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING. TOTAL LOSS AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT STILL ON SCENE. TIME OF LIGHTING STIKE 0750
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SMITTYSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 128 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ILZ076>078-082-083-086-087-089>091-093-094-INZ081-085-086- KYZ001>015-018-140730- WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-HAMILTON-WHITE-SALINE-GALLATIN-JOHNSON- POPE-HARDIN-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-FULTON- HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL- CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER- HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRFIELD, ALBION, MOUNT CARMEL, MCLEANSBORO, CARMI, HARRISBURG, SHAWNEETOWN, VIENNA, GOLCONDA, ELIZABETHTOWN, MOUND CITY, METROPOLIS, FORT BRANCH, POSEYVILLE, EVANSVILLE, HICKMAN, CLINTON, BARDWELL, WICKLIFFE, PADUCAH, MAYFIELD, SMITHLAND, BENTON, MURRAY, MARION, EDDYVILLE, CADIZ, PRINCETON, MORGANFIELD, DIXON, AND HENDERSON 128 AM CDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...Special Weather Statement... At 125 am, radars showed a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms from near Fairfield Illinois to Cairo Illinois to Charleston Missouri. Movement was east at 35 mph. Through 230 am, the activity may produce wind gusts 35 to 45 mph along with brief heavy downpours of rain across the southern tip of as well as southeast Illinois, and far western Kentucky. This includes Harrisburg, Metropolis, Paducah, Mayfield and nearby communities.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Northwest of Murray, a secondary road was flooded between Kentucky Highways 121 and 80. Travel was not advisable in the flooded area.
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