Heavy rainfall around the 2nd day of the month sent the Green River above flood stage for a few days at Paradise.
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Heavy rainfall around the 2nd day of the month sent the Green River above flood stage for a few days at Paradise.
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 Mar 3, 4:00 AM CST, 2 hours earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO National Weather Service Paducah KY 400 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2020 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Wednesday) Issued at 400 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2020 Still have some waning convection in our eastern counties well ahead of a sfc cold front that extends from central Indiana to the MO Bootheal. Heavy rainfall is over, but will need to monitor residual runoff/hydro trends in the near term with existing flash flood warnings. The sfc cold front will continue moving east making it all the way through the area by mid morning. Low clouds/stratus will linger behind the front for a short period, but HRRR progged soundings shows drier air working its way into the area with mild weather/sunshine for the afternoon. A ridge of sfc high pressure will continue to move into AR/western TN tonight with light west-southwest winds. For Wednesday: NW flow aloft will push a sfc/trough dry front through Wednesday morning veering winds to the northwest. Winds will be a a little stronger over our IL/IN counties Wed afternoon. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Monday) Issued at 400 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2020 Thursday: The southern stream of a split upper flow pattern will support a sfc low moving across the southern U.S. with a supporting shortwave reaching eastern AR/western TN by Thursday morning. Better chances for rain will be off to the south, but will continue to carry low rain chances late Wednesday night/Thursday morning. The northern jet will support a sfc low moving into the Great Lakes with a trailing sfc cold front Thursday afternoon. Can't rule out a stray shower, but will keep the forecast dry with this frontal passage. Friday-Monday: Dry sfc high pressure is expected to bring nice weather for Friday and into the weekend. A warming trend is expected over the weekend as south winds kick in as the sfc high shifts off to the east. There is decent agreement with the ECMWF/GFS global models brining in a sfc front and rain chances to the area by Monday. && .AVIATION... Issued at 400 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2020 MVFR/some IFR ceilings will give way to drier air moving in from the west with improving flight conditions after 12z-14z. Moderately gusty wnw winds will develop with daytime/afternoon mixing then diminish late in the period with sfc high pressure moving into AR/western TN. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && SHORT TERM..DSA/SGF LONG TERM...DSA/SGF AVIATION...DSA/SGF
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY Issued by National Weather Service Springfield MO 452 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2020 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-041100- 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- 452 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2020 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...Wednesday through Monday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1231 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2020
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1015 PM TORNADO 5 WNW RISCO 36.57N 89.90W
03/02/2020 NEW MADRID MO STORM CHASER
STORM CHASER CAPTURED A PICTURE OF TORNADO 4
MILES ENE OF MALDEN, MO IN NEW MADRID
COUNTY. TORNADO LASTED APPROXIMATELY THREE
MINUTES. PHOTO RELAYED VIA TWITTER.
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DWSThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred on the Green River. Low-lying woods and fields near the river were inundated.
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