A system in the Gulf could produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding for portions of the north-central Gulf Coast into Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon into Friday from Central Plains into the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians. Dangerous heat is expected from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic today. Read More >
Overview
The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy moved northeast from the central Gulf Coast to western Kentucky from June 21-23. An approaching cold front helped squeeze out moisture from Cindy. Rainfall rates from 1 to 2 inches per hour were rather common on the morning of the 23rd. Storm totals averaged from 1 to 3 inches across the region, with locally higher amounts.Radar:
Rainfall map for 48-hour period ending June 23 at 8 PM.
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| 48-hour rainfall Jun 22-23 |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
939 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 AM FLOOD PERRYVILLE 37.73N 89.87W
06/23/2017 PERRY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY T BEING CLOSED AT THIS TIME. PORTIONS
OF HIGHWAY 51 HAVE STANDING WATER.
0936 AM FLASH FLOOD PINCKNEYVILLE 38.08N 89.38W
06/23/2017 PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
FLASH FLOODING REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. REPORT RECEIVED
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PICTURE.
0954 AM FLOOD AVA 37.89N 89.50W
06/23/2017 JACKSON IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF FLOODED ROADWAYS IN AVA AND CAMPBELL
HILL AREA.
1007 AM FLASH FLOOD PINCKNEYVILLE 38.08N 89.38W
06/23/2017 PERRY IL PUBLIC
SECTION OF HIGHWAY 13 ON SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN BLOCKED DUE
TO FLASH FLOODING.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD BENTON 38.01N 88.92W
06/23/2017 FRANKLIN IL EMERGENCY MNGR
PORTION OF SATCH ROAD WEST OF COMMUNITY CLOSED DUE TO
WATER DAMAGE.
1112 AM HEAVY RAIN MCLEANSBORO 38.09N 88.53W
06/23/2017 M2.70 INCH HAMILTON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN FORT BRANCH 38.25N 87.57W
06/23/2017 M3.30 INCH GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION SINCE MIDNIGHT.
1200 PM FLASH FLOOD HARRISBURG 37.74N 88.55W
06/23/2017 SALINE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LATE REPORT. SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. ROADS WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
0100 PM FLOOD FRANCISCO 38.33N 87.45W
06/23/2017 GIBSON IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LOCAL CREEKS AND STREAMS OUT OF BANKS AT THIS TIME.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION OVER 3 INCHES.
0100 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 NW HOLLAND 38.31N 87.12W
06/23/2017 PIKE IN COCORAHS
MINOR FLOODING REPORTED IN THE AREA. SEVEN-HOUR RAINFALL
ACCUMULATION 1.66 INCHES.
0220 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E GOREVILLE 37.56N 88.92W
06/23/2017 U0.00 INCH JOHNSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED NEAR 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL SO
FAR TODAY, WITH 2.5 INCHES FALLING WITHIN AN HOUR.
Rain Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 824 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 ...Rainfall Reports for 48-hour period ending this evening... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Illinois... ...Alexander County... Cairo 1.41 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS Bean Ridge 1.16 in 0808 PM 06/23 RAWS Mississippi Rvr 0.83 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES ...Franklin County... 3 WSW Christopher 1.01 in 0810 PM 06/23 CWOP 2 NNW West City 0.64 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS ...Gallatin County... Ridgway 3.39 in 0540 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Jackson County... Murphysboro 1.18 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS Mississippi Rvr 1.17 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES Carbondale 0.78 in 0744 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Jefferson County... Big Muddy Subimpoundment 3.33 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES 1 SW Bonnie 1.65 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS 2 N Waltonville 1.14 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS Big Muddy River At Mt Vernon 0.81 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES ...Pope County... Dixon Springs 2.12 in 0808 PM 06/23 RAWS ...Wayne County... 1 N Wayne City 0.69 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS ...White County... Carmi 2.85 in 0730 PM 06/23 HADS ...Williamson County... 1 SSW Spillertown 1.85 in 0814 PM 06/23 CWOP Crab Orchard 1.75 in 0748 PM 06/23 RAWS ...Indiana... ...Gibson County... Oakland City 2.81 in 0814 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Posey County... Mount Vernon 2.61 in 0814 PM 06/23 CWOP 3 S Poseyville 1.34 in 0813 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Vanderburgh County... 1 WSW Evansville 2.06 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS Evansville 1.35 in 0430 PM 06/23 COOP ...Warrick County... 2 NW Newburgh 1.09 in 0746 PM 06/23 CWOP Newburgh 1.03 in 0811 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Kentucky... ...Ballard County... 3 SSE Barlow 1.06 in 0815 PM 06/23 CWOP Olmsted Lock And Dam 0.95 in 0800 PM 06/23 UCOOP ...Caldwell County... 3 WNW Cerulean 1.46 in 0730 PM 06/23 HADS ...Calloway County... Clarks River At Murray 2.65 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES 4 NNW Murray 1.95 in 0800 PM 06/23 CWOP 6 W Hamlin 1.79 in 0812 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Christian County... Hopkinsville 2.03 in 0740 PM 06/23 CWOP N F Little River At Water Pl 1.96 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES S F Little River At Hwy 68/8 1.86 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES Hopkinsville 1.84 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES S F Little River At Hwy 68 B 1.67 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES 3 SE Herndon 1.64 in 0739 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Daviess County... 3 ESE Owensboro 1.90 in 0812 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Graves County... 6 N Cronanville 1.04 in 0307 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Henderson County... Ohio River At Henderson 1.56 in 0745 PM 06/23 GOES 2 ESE Newburgh 1.15 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS ...Hopkins County... Madisonville 1.75 in 0813 PM 06/23 CWOP ...Livingston County... Kentucky Lake 0.37 in 0730 PM 06/23 COOP ...Lyon County... Barkley Headwater 0.54 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES ...Marshall County... Benton 2.97 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES ...McCracken County... 2 ENE Paducah 1.64 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS Paducah 1.58 in 0653 PM 06/23 ASOS 1 SW Heath 1.50 in 0810 PM 06/23 CWOP 1 SSW Lone Oak 0.98 in 0741 PM 06/23 CWOP ...McLean County... Livermore 2.66 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS Calhoun 1.29 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS ...Muhlenberg County... Greenville 2.73 in 0815 PM 06/23 RAWS ...Todd County... 4 SE Allegre 2.27 in 0740 PM 06/23 CWOP 1 SSW Elkton 1.42 in 0730 PM 06/23 HADS ...Trigg County... Golden Pond 1.61 in 0721 PM 06/23 RAWS Canton 1.55 in 0700 PM 06/23 HADS Little River 1.39 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES ...Missouri... ...Butler County... 1 ESE Poplar Bluff 0.95 in 0715 PM 06/23 HADS Qulin 0.57 in 0700 PM 06/23 GOES ...Cape Girardeau County... Miss.rvr Nr. Trail Of Tears 1.38 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES Hubble Creek Near Dutchtown 0.74 in 0700 PM 06/23 GOES Mississippi River 0.47 in 0130 PM 06/23 COOP ...Carter County... Current River 1.16 in 0746 PM 06/23 GOES ...Mississippi County... 2 SE Cairo 2.52 in 0700 PM 06/23 HADS 5 S Wolf Island 1.03 in 0736 PM 06/23 CWOP Mississippi River 0.75 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES ...Perry County... Miss.rvr @ Red Rock Landing 1.57 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES 1 SSW Chester 0.67 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS ...Ripley County... Doniphan 0.48 in 0753 PM 06/23 RAWS Current River 0.27 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES ...Scott County... 1 WNW Sikeston 1.23 in 0744 PM 06/23 CWOP Sikeston 1.03 in 0700 PM 06/23 GOES ...Stoddard County... St Francis River 1.88 in 0700 PM 06/23 COOP ...Wayne County... Wappapello 1.30 in 0800 PM 06/23 HADS Greenville Precip 1.08 in 0800 PM 06/23 GOES Piedmont 0.88 in 0730 PM 06/23 RAWS Black River Above Williamsvi 0.43 in 0730 PM 06/23 GOES Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Environment
A strong southwest flow of rich Gulf moisture ahead of Cindy's remnants brought very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour.
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| Figure 1: Mesoscale precip map from WPC |
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