South of the confluence of the Ohio River, the Mississippi River rose back above flood stage late in the month. Some of the rise in river levels was due to locally heavy rain in the lower Ohio and mid Mississippi Valleys.
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South of the confluence of the Ohio River, the Mississippi River rose back above flood stage late in the month. Some of the rise in river levels was due to locally heavy rain in the lower Ohio and mid Mississippi Valleys. However, the bigger story was major to record flooding on the upper Mississippi River. This translated to minor flooding by the time it came down into the New Madrid area.
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 18, 7:43 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 843 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 837 PM CDT THU APR 18 2019 After much collaboration with surrounding offices and WPC have decided to drop the flood watch. The convective system moving through Alabama has robbed our area of decent instability. There is a meso low in west Tennessee, which may bring slightly higher rainfall amounts to parts of the Pennyrile area, amounts should still be low enough to not cause flooding problems. Although rain will continue the rest of the night, most areas will see less than an inch in addition to what has already fallen. && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight and Friday) Issued at 149 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 Surface cold front at this time is located across far southern IL into SEMO, and will continue to slide SE thru the rest of the forecast area late this afternoon and evening. Winds will switch quickly to NW and N following passage of the front. As a surface low to our south intensifies and moves NNE tonight into the lower OH Valley, winds could become quite gusty later this evening and into Friday, with gusts of 30-40 mph possible. Expect rain showers to prevail along and behind the front for the rest of the afternoon and this evening, with additional showers and some thunderstorms developing ahead of the boundary. Widespread severe storms are not expected, but a few strong storms could occur with gusty surface winds and heavy rain as the surface low heads NNE toward our area. Expect lows by Friday morning to be in the 40s. As for the Flood Watch, will leave it as is for now with an expiration of 12 UTC (700 am CDT) Fri morning. However, the heavier showers may move out of the area at least a few hours before then, so later forecasts tonight may need to assess timing. On Friday, all short term models show the mid-level trough aloft intensifying into a closed low over the TN Valley, then heading east Friday night. Rain showers should be more scattered (less wide- spread) on Friday to start, but as the low closes off, showers should again become more prevalent/widespread during the afternoon and early evening to the N and NW of the low over much of the forecast area but especially along and east of the confluence of the OH and MS Rivers. With low clouds and a chilly wind from the north on Fri, expect highs to be well below normal, only in the upper 40s/around 50 over SW IN and eastern parts of western KY, and the lower to mid 50s over SEMO. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Thursday) Issued at 149 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 Friday night and Saturday... Widespread showers will continue Fri night over the eastern half of the forecast area and end across western portions. The showers will linger Sat morning, but finally pull away to the east as the deep upper low moves away as well. Temps could show a significant difference with cooler air (upper 50s) and clouds east to sunshine and warmer air (upper 60s) west. Saturday night thru Tuesday night... A tranquil, pleasant weather period looks likely as heights build aloft and a warm southerly low-level flow takes hold. Expect afternoon highs well up in the 70s for Easter Sunday afternoon thru Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday thru Friday... Models in general agreement that the next weather system will approach the quad-state area Wed night and/or Thu. Showers and a few thunderstorms can be expected with this system along and ahead of a cold front followed by a few showers after the front passes on Thu. Still mild to warm Thu, but temps will fall back somewhat by Fri. && .AVIATION... Issued at 725 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 A cold front has made it almost all the way through the region at this time, shifting the surface winds over to the northwest to north. Just behind the front, winds are expected to gust to around 20 knots, settle down a bit, then later start gusting again above 20 knots as a deepening surface low moves northeastward through western TN. This will cause a resurgence of rainfall over mainly the eastern half of the region during the evening hours. Mainly MVFR conditions are forecast overnight, with pockets of IFR in the eastern half of the region mainly associated with cigs. Some slow improvement should occur during the day Fri, though showers will continue (primarily east of the MS River) due to the presence of an upper low winding up over eastern TN. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && UPDATE...PS SHORT TERM...WFO LMK LONG TERM....WFO LMK AVIATION.....DB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 858 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-191000- 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- 858 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are possible this evening east of a line from near Murray Kentucky to Santa Claus Indiana. No severe weather is expected. Check the latest warnings and statements for information about river flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday Night through Wednesday Evening. Chances for severe weather are limited during that time. Check the latest warnings and statements for information about river flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. PS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred along the Mississippi River. Low-lying fields and woodlands in the flood plain were inundated. A few river access roads outside the levee system were flooded.
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