Heavy rainfall in early May, culminating in the May 8th severe weather and flooding event, resulted in rising river on the Mississippi River, with Thebes returning to minor flood and Hickman reaching minor flood in the following days. Minor flooding in Southeast Missouri around these river sites lasted roughly a week in both areas with impacts limited to low-lying areas.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall in early May, culminating in the May 8th severe weather and flooding event, resulted in rising river on the Mississippi River, with Thebes returning to minor flood and Hickman reaching minor flood in the following days. Minor flooding in Southeast Missouri around these river sites lasted roughly a week in both areas with impacts limited to low-lying areas.
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 May 9, 5:44 AM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 644 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Much more tranquil weather is forecast today through early next week, with the next chance of showers and isolated storms arriving Monday into Tuesday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 335 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Discussion: More tranquil conditions are being observed early this morning with the back edge of precipitation just about to make its exit from our most south eastern zones. Temperatures will remain mild overnight. The forecast for today through the weekend will be dry. The upper levels will feature a moisture starved trough making its way through the Ohio Valley on Friday with winds aloft veering toward the northwest behind it. Surface high pressure quickly fills in from the west for the weekend with highs in the 70s to lower 80s and overnight low temperatures in the 50s. An upper level disturbance tracks from the southern plains and into the Ohio Valley Monday into Tuesday. Rain chances increase during this time with some thunder also possible. The remainder of the week features quasi-zonal flow aloft with several weak waves moving across the region keeping chance PoPs in place. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 622 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 MVFR to IFR ceilings will persist at CGI,EVV,OWB,MVN next few hours before mixing out by late morning to early afternoon. VFR is expected at all sites by the afternoon hours. MVFR ceilings expected to move back into the sites Friday morning. SW winds early will veer toward the north through the rest of the period, between 7-13 kt. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && DISCUSSION...AD AVIATION...AD
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 405 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-100915- 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- 405 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 /505 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024/ 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...Friday through Wednesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. AD
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
210 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0127 AM Flood Cadiz 36.87N 87.83W
05/09/2024 Trigg KY Emergency Mngr
Flooding on Old Dover Rd, Donaldson Creek
Rd, Maple Grove Rd, Oak Grove Church Rd, and
many more roads across the county.
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RJPThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor flooding occurred on the Mississippi River at Thebes in low-lying areas.
Minor flooding of low-lying areas across from Hickman occurred mid-month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, May 2024
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: 1181497, 1181510.