The first week of April was dominated by northwest flow aloft and several weak impulses moving southeasterly through the flow. There were a couple rounds of showers and even a few isolated thunderstorms that helped push the Wabash River above flood stage near New Harmony.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
The first week of April was dominated by northwest flow aloft and several weak impulses moving southeasterly through the flow. There were a couple rounds of showers and even a few isolated thunderstorms that helped push the Wabash River above flood stage near New Harmony.
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 2, 5:26 PM CST, 8 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 626 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2019 .UPDATE... Issued at 623 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2019 Aviation update. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Thursday night) Issued at 200 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2019 Satellite is showing a few mid and high clouds associated with a weak frontal boundary sagging south toward the forecast area this afternoon. This front should continue to weaken and stall across our northern counties overnight before lifting back north as a warm front tomorrow afternoon. Models are in good agreement with the next storm system moving out the TX/OK panhandles area east into the lower Ohio Valley by Friday morning. Showers should move into southeast Missouri Wednesday night and spread across the region through the day Thursday. MUCapes are high enough and LIs low enough to warrant at least embedded chances of thunder. Best chances for storms appears to be Thursday afternoon and evening. West southwest winds will turn more southerly on Wednesday pushing temperatures up to near 70. Clouds and chances of rain will temper highs somewhat on Thursday falling back to near normal readings in the lower and middle 60s. Lows tonight will be near normal in the lower 40s and be several degrees warmer Wednesday night under a mostly cloudy sky. .LONG TERM...(Friday through Tuesday) Issued at 200 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2019 The main focus of the extended is the weekend rain chances. Surface high pressure will build into the FA Friday with a 500mb short wave just east of the area early Friday. The high will dominate our weather for about a 24 hour period, but an unsettled pattern will be increasingly in place by the PM hours Saturday. This is in response the flow aloft becoming southwest as low pressure forms over the southern plains by late in the weekend. However, the ECMWF holds off any rainfall until later in the weekend as it develops low pressure further to the south and west (4 corners region of southwest U.S.) by late in the weekend. This solution is generally favored based on past experience. Instability parameters support thunder for the weekend, but for now nothing stands out as far as any concern for severe. Model agreement improves in placement early next week progressing low pressure across the Gulf Coast states, but is otherwise in considerable disagreement as far as timing an intensity of low pressure. As a result..this forecast will continue at least chance POPs over the weekend through early in the new workweek. Temps are still slated to warm to possibly their highest level so far in 2019 for the weekend with readings rising well into the 70s...possibly pushing 80 by Sunday...depending on the amount of cloud over. The warming trend will begin reversing a bit early in the week as thickness values lower in response to the 500mb low moving across the Gulf Coast states and northerly winds dominating. && .AVIATION... Issued at 623 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2019 VFR conditions through Wednesday evening. Winds will vary with a boundary in the vicinity, from SE/SSW, averaging less than 10 kts. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 401 AM CDT Tue Apr 2 2019 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-031000- 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- 401 AM CDT Tue Apr 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Flooding continues on area rivers, especially the Mississippi river, where moderate flooding exists. Refer to the river flood warnings and statements for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A few thunderstorms will be possible Thursday into Thursday evening, and again Saturday afternoon and night, as well as Sunday afternoon. Locally heavy rain and lightning will be the primary concerns. Flooding will continue mainly along the Mississippi river. Refer to the river flood warnings and statements for details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. DRS/KH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred on the Wabash River. Low-lying woods and fields were inundated, along with a couple of county roads.
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