A slow moving cold front lingered near the Ohio River during the evening hours on the 24th. 75-2in.
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The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A slow moving cold front lingered near the Ohio River during the evening hours on the 24th. MLCAPE values during the afternoon to early evening were around 1000J/kg, effective bulk shear was 30kts, and precipitable water was 1.75-2in. Isolated showers and storms midday became more widespread late afternoon into the evening. Part of a bridge washed out near Boaz, while significant flash flooding occurred in the town of Clinton as torrential rainfall totals of two inches in an hour occurred.
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 Sep 24, 1:13 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 213 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are forecast from late this afternoon through late tonight. A few showers will linger into the day Thursday in the southern KY Pennyrile. - A few of the storms could become strong to severe tonight, with damaging winds being the main threat. Locally heavy rain may also cause isolated flooding issues, mainly across southeast Illinois into western Kentucky. - Another extended period of dry and seasonably warm conditions are forecast from Friday through the first half of next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 212 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025 A surface cold front is currently pushing through the region from NW to SE, and convection has begun to develop along a lone from POF to CIR to PAH. Expecting this activity to grow upscale, with additional development through the late afternoon. Some sunshine alone the KY/TN border has allow for modest destabilization to form, and combined with 00-06 km shear values around 30 kts, an isolated strong storm with gusty winds cannot be ruled out. The other concern tonight will be for storms training along the frontal boundary, especially overnight as 850 mb LLJ winds increase parallel to the boundary. Overall, expecting a broad brush of 0.25-0.50" across the region, with a narrow corridors of 0.75-1.5" across SE Illinois through W Kentucky. A few isolated pockets of 2-3" cannot be rule out here. Given the soil remains quite parched from our recent drought conditions, the overall flood risk still appears too low to justify a Flood Watch. However, a isolated flooding problems in low-lying and poorly- drained locations are possible. By Thursday morning, the front will still be slowly pushing towards the southeast part of the forecast area, and lingering isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible in the southern KY Pennyrile. Otherwise, skies will slowly clear as northerly winds draw much drier air into the region. The rest of the forecast period looks quiet, as surface high pressure and ridging become established over the central CONUS. Temperatures will be near normal values Thursday and Friday, but will warm to 5-10 degrees above normal by Sunday through the first half of next week. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1247 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025 Ongoing MVFR/IFR stratus will see rising bases towards low VFR this afternoon. However, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop along a passing cold front, which will create isolated periods of heavy thunderstorm activity through early tonight. Lingering rain showers will diminish by the predawn hours, but IFR/MVFR low stratus (and perhaps some fog at PAH and CGI) will linger through mid-morning Thursday. Winds will be light from the N or variable through the overnight hours around 3-6 kts, increasing from the north at 6-10 kts after 15z Thursday. && .PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None. && DISCUSSION...DWS AVIATION...DWS
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 155 AM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114-250700- 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- 155 AM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025 /255 AM EDT Wed Sep 24 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Another round of showers and thunderstorms is anticipated this afternoon and evening ahead of an approaching cold front. A few storms could become severe with gusty winds and hail the main severe weather threat. Locally heavy rain may lead to isolated flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Formal spotter activation is not anticipated, but spotters are encouraged to report significant weather according to standard operating procedure. JGG
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Paducah KY
221 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025
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0100 PM Funnel Cloud 3 NE Penermon 36.82N 89.78W
09/24/2025 Stoddard MO Broadcast Media
Tropical funnel cloud briefly occurred.
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DWSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service PADUCAH KY 221 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025 MOZ110>112-114-242130- Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid- Including the cities of Bloomfield, Sikeston, Charleston, and New Madrid 221 PM CDT Wed Sep 24 2025 ...Funnel Clouds Possible This Afternoon in the Missouri Bootheel Region... There have been reports of tropical funnel clouds today. These funnels are developing underneath a few showers that are moving across the area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of air that look like tornadoes may continue to develop. These funnels usually are very brief and rarely touch the ground. If these funnels do touch down...they most likely will not cause damage to life or property. These kinds of funnel clouds are due to cool air aloft...warm moist air near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief. DWS
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
1 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A portion of a bridge on Hopewell Rd was washed out leaving a 6ft crater. Radar estimates of rainfall earlier in the afternoon peaked at around an inch in 30 minutes with only 1-1.5 inches of rain falling during the early afternoon.
Significant flash flooding occurred in Clinton with several streets flooded and water rising to near entrances of multiple structures. Hourly rainfall rates peaked at Clinton at 2-2.5in from 1615-1715CST with total rainfall rates of 2.5-4in during the afternoon to early evening hours.
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