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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
458 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2015

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/03/15 MICROBURST IN MARSHALL COUNTY KY...

.THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT #1...

PEAK WIND:              80 MPH /EST./
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  500 YARDS
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   LESS THAN 1/4 MILE
FATALITIES:             0 /NONE/
INJURIES:               0 /NONE/

START DATE:             FRIDAY APRIL 3 2015
START TIME:             906 AM CDT /EST./
START LOCATION:         1 SE CALVERT CITY KY

END DATE:               FRIDAY APRIL 3 2015
END TIME:               907 AM CDT /EST./
END LOCATION:           1 SE CALVERT CITY KY

SURVEY SUMMARY:         DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG HICKORY STREET...
                        STARTING AT THE CORNER OF LINDEN ST AND
                        HICKORY ST AND ENDING AT E 6TH ST. LESS
                        THAN A DOZEN TREES OR TREE LIMBS DOWN...
                        INCLUDING 3 LARGE TREES. DAMAGE TO ROOF
                        AND GUTTERS OF AT LEAST 2 HOMES.

.THUNDERSTORM WIND EVENT #2...

PEAK WIND:              75 MPH /EST./
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  LESS THAN 200 YARDS
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   LESS THAN 200 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0 /NONE/
INJURIES:               0 /NONE/

START DATE:             FRIDAY APRIL 3 2015
START TIME:             907 AM CDT /EST./
START LOCATION:         GILBERTSVILLE KY

END DATE:               FRIDAY APRIL 3 2015
END TIME:               908 AM CDT /EST./
END LOCATION:           GILBERTSVILLE KY

SURVEY SUMMARY:         DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG MAGGIE ST. AND
                        HWY 282. AT LEAST 3 MOBILE HOMES WITH ROOF
                        OR SIDING DAMAGE. SEVERAL TREES OR TREE
                        LIMBS DOWN.

SURVEYOR:               SHANKLIN

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.