A cold front pressing east across the central U.S. will be the focus for areas of strong to severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall through this weekend. Strong to severe thunderstorms my bring damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes while excessive rainfall may lead to areas of flooding. Heat will build across the western U.S. with heat-related watches, warnings, and advisories issued. Read More >
Overview
A rare April snow was observed in the Quad State Region. As surface low pressure moved from east Texas into Mississippi and Alabama, the bulk of the precipitation on the afternoon and evening of Friday April 6th missed our region to the south. However, a secondary wave developed and interacted with enough leftover moisture to develop a band of precipitation overnight into the morning hours on April 7th. Cold air funneled into the region through the night, allowing precipitation to quickly change over to snow, with a very brief transition period of sleet for some locations. Many locations picked up anywhere from 0.5" to 1.5" of snow, particularly from far southeast Missouri into far southern Illinois and portions of western Kentucky. Some isolated locales picked up close to 2 inches. This was the 1st measurable snow in the month of April since 1983 for many locations, including Paducah, Kentucky. The last time we received any measurable snow during the month of April anywhere in our forecast area was back in 2004, when far southern portions of Kentucky from Murray to Hopkinsville were blanketed with snow.
Snow
Click here for an interactive map of snow reports we received.
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| The highest amounts around 1 to 1.5 inches were observed from Sikeston, Missouri east/northeastward to Paducah, Marion, and just south of Owensboro, Kentucky. |
Photos:
Here are some photos we received from this rare late season snow:
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| Marion, Kentucky via Kim Moddy | Benton, Kentucky via Curt Curtner | Lyon County, Kentucky via Tina Foss Bernot | Lone Oak, Kentucky via NWS Employee |
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| Massac County, Illinois via Darrell Logeman | Massac County, Illinois via Michelle Cochran | Mayfield, Kentucky via Tancey Jobe Hendley | Morganfield, Kentucky via Kenny Overton |
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| NWS Paducah Office | Paducah, Kentucky via George Cumbee | Rosebud, Illinois via Terry Dotson Konemann | South Graves County, Kentucky via Kelly Renee |
Radar:
Here is a radar loop from 12 AM through 12 PM on Saturday morning. The precipitation that developed during the overnight hours quickly changed over to snow.
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 617 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2018 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0650 AM SNOW NE METROPOLIS 37.15N 88.71W 04/07/2018 M0.8 INCH MASSAC IL NWS EMPLOYEE STILL SNOWING. TEMPERATURE 29.1F. 0700 AM SNOW WEST PADUCAH 37.08N 88.74W 04/07/2018 M1.0 INCH MCCRACKEN KY NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED AT THE NWS OFFICE. 1 INCH SNOW DEPTH. 0742 AM SNOW 5 ENE DRAFFENVILLE 36.97N 88.26W 04/07/2018 E0.5 INCH MARSHALL KY PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. 0800 AM SNOW ELKTON 36.81N 87.16W 04/07/2018 E1.3 INCH TODD KY PUBLIC 0830 AM SNOW PADUCAH 37.07N 88.64W 04/07/2018 M1.0 INCH MCCRACKEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 1.4 INCH SNOWFALL, 1 INCH SNOW DEPTH. 0854 AM SNOW 6 W DEXTER 36.79N 90.07W 04/07/2018 M0.3 INCH STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0859 AM SNOW BENTON 36.85N 88.36W 04/07/2018 M0.5 INCH MARSHALL KY BROADCAST MEDIA 0900 AM SNOW EDDYVILLE 37.08N 88.08W 04/07/2018 E1.0 INCH LYON KY PUBLIC 0909 AM SNOW FAIRDEALING 36.66N 90.62W 04/07/2018 M0.5 INCH RIPLEY MO PUBLIC 0922 AM SNOW COBDEN 37.53N 89.25W 04/07/2018 M0.4 INCH UNION IL PUBLIC 0933 AM SNOW MARION 37.33N 88.08W 04/07/2018 M0.8 INCH CRITTENDEN KY PUBLIC 0942 AM SNOW PADUCAH 37.07N 88.64W 04/07/2018 M1.6 INCH MCCRACKEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER 1000 AM SNOW MATTOON 37.41N 87.97W 04/07/2018 E1.5 INCH CRITTENDEN KY PUBLIC 1000 AM SNOW NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.40W 04/07/2018 E1.0 INCH WARRICK IN PUBLIC 1000 AM SNOW CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.31N 89.55W 04/07/2018 M0.5 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO BROADCAST MEDIA 1000 AM SNOW SIKESTON 36.88N 89.58W 04/07/2018 E1.0 INCH SCOTT MO PUBLIC 1000 AM SNOW 4 NNE EVANSVILLE 38.14N 88.82W 04/07/2018 M0.3 INCH JEFFERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER OFFICIAL SNOWFALL TOTAL FOR EVANSVILLE OBSERVED AT AIRPORT 1000 AM SNOW 2 SW LONE OAK 37.02N 88.69W 04/07/2018 M1.3 INCH MCCRACKEN KY NWS EMPLOYEE 1000 AM SNOW 2 W PADUCAH 37.07N 88.67W 04/07/2018 M1.3 INCH MCCRACKEN KY NWS EMPLOYEE 1000 AM SNOW UTICA 37.61N 87.11W 04/07/2018 E1.0 INCH DAVIESS KY PUBLIC 1000 AM SNOW MCCUTCHANVILLE 38.06N 87.52W 04/07/2018 M0.4 INCH VANDERBURGH IN BROADCAST MEDIA 1009 AM SNOW EAST PRAIRIE 36.78N 89.38W 04/07/2018 M1.0 INCH MISSISSIPPI MO TRAINED SPOTTER 1009 AM SNOW GOLCONDA 37.36N 88.49W 04/07/2018 M1.2 INCH POPE IL TRAINED SPOTTER ...NOTE...SHOULD BE GOLCONDA IN POPE COUNTY ILLINOIS. 1042 AM SNOW MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W 04/07/2018 M0.5 INCH CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
A look back at some other April snow events in our region:
| Apr. 5-7, 1971 |
| Apr. 7-8, 1982 |
| Apr. 20, 1904 |
| Apr. 24-25, 1910 |
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