Overview
A warm front lifted north across the region, providing the necessary lift for thunderstorms to ignite in a warm, moist, unstable airmass. Due to a strong cap (warm air aloft about 10,000 feet up), storms didn't take off until the evening into the overnight hours. With the orientation of the boundary parallel to the mid level wind flow, the stage was set for training of thunderstorms over the same areas of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwest Indiana. Flash flooding and hail were the most common reports from this event.Flooding
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| Boonville - Intersection of New Harmony Rd and Green River Rd | Baseline Rd - Via Evansville Courier Press | Southern Gibson County - Via Evansville Courier Press | Southern Gibson County - Via Evansville Courier Press |
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| South Market Street in Marion, IL - Via Kendra Wood | Wadesville, IN - Via Max Roll | Indian Mounds Rd off Hwy 62 between Evansville & Mt Vernon, IN - Mike Fetscher | Indiana Hwy 66 Past Blairsville - Via Ryan Reynolds |
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| Makanda, IL - Via Seth Jumps | Makanda, IL - Via Seth Jumps |
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| Radar Loop from 6:30 PM April 28 to 9:00 AM April 29 |
Storm Reports
Click here for list of Local Storm Reports for this event:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1153 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0748 PM HAIL WADESVILLE 38.10N 87.79W 04/28/2017 M1.00 INCH POSEY IN BROADCAST MEDIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 0807 PM TSTM WND DMG MACKEY 38.25N 87.39W 04/28/2017 GIBSON IN BROADCAST MEDIA BASEBALL FIELD BUILDINGS/FACILITIES DAMAGED/DESTROYED. 0954 PM HAIL CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.31N 89.55W 04/28/2017 M0.75 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 1015 PM HAIL CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.22W 04/28/2017 M1.00 INCH JACKSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 1050 PM HAIL GRASSY 37.25N 90.14W 04/28/2017 M1.75 INCH BOLLINGER MO BROADCAST MEDIA LATE REPORT...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED VIA MEDIA. 1050 PM HAIL GRASSY 37.25N 90.14W 04/28/2017 M2.00 INCH BOLLINGER MO BROADCAST MEDIA LATE REPORT...HAIL THE SIZE OF HEN EGGS REPORT VIA MEDIA. 1152 PM FLASH FLOOD HARRISBURG 37.74N 88.55W 04/28/2017 SALINE IL BROADCAST MEDIA FLASH FLOODING ON WEST CHURCH ST. 1154 PM HAIL 6 W EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.65W 04/28/2017 M0.75 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 1203 AM HAIL EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W 04/29/2017 M0.75 INCH VANDERBURGH IN BROADCAST MEDIA DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 1207 AM HAIL CARRIER MILLS 37.69N 88.63W 04/29/2017 M0.75 INCH SALINE IL BROADCAST MEDIA DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 1223 AM FLASH FLOOD EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W 04/29/2017 VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER FLASH FLOODING ALONG GREEN RIVER ROAD SOUTH OF VOGEL ROAD. ONE VEHICLE STALLED IN WATER. 1228 AM FLASH FLOOD HARRISBURG 37.74N 88.55W 04/29/2017 SALINE IL BROADCAST MEDIA CAPITAL STREET IMPASSABLE. WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING REPORTED. 1247 AM FLASH FLOOD SHAWNEETOWN 37.71N 88.17W 04/29/2017 GALLATIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 13 EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS AND NEARLY IMPASSABLE. 0100 AM HEAVY RAIN EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W 04/29/2017 M2.77 INCH VANDERBURGH IN ASOS 5-HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATION. 0110 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW EVANSVILLE 37.99N 87.56W 04/29/2017 VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC MILL CREEK AREA ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF EVANSVILLE...VEHICLE STUCK IN HIGH WATER 0124 AM HEAVY RAIN RIDGWAY 37.80N 88.26W 04/29/2017 E3.50 INCH GALLATIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0212 AM FLASH FLOOD HARRISBURG 37.74N 88.55W 04/29/2017 SALINE IL BROADCAST MEDIA NEARLY 10 SQUARE BLOCKS IMPASSABLE. REPORT RELAYED THROUGH MEDIA. 0242 AM FLASH FLOOD HENDERSON 37.84N 87.58W 04/29/2017 HENDERSON KY STORM CHASER 7 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER ACROSS GREEN STREET. LOWER PROFILE VEHICLES STRUGGLING TO PASS. 0324 AM HAIL MCCUTCHANVILLE 38.06N 87.52W 04/29/2017 E2.00 INCH VANDERBURGH IN PUBLIC HAIL SIZE ESTIMATED FROM PHOTO 0324 AM HAIL EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W 04/29/2017 M1.00 INCH VANDERBURGH IN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE ON HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. 0335 AM HAIL MCCUTCHANVILLE 38.06N 87.52W 04/29/2017 M1.25 INCH VANDERBURGH IN BROADCAST MEDIA 0500 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 N ENFIELD 38.12N 88.34W 04/29/2017 WHITE IL TRAINED SPOTTER A SECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. 0504 AM FLASH FLOOD CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.22W 04/29/2017 JACKSON IL BROADCAST MEDIA THE EAST BOUND LANE OF ROUTE 13 IS CLOSED AT WALL STREET DUE TO HIGH WATER. 0510 AM FLASH FLOOD CARMI 38.09N 88.17W 04/29/2017 WHITE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT STEWART STREET IN THE CITY OF CARMI WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. SEVERAL OTHER STREETS WILL HAVE SIGNS PUT UP AS WATER RUNS OVER THE ROAD. 0540 AM FLASH FLOOD CROSSVILLE 38.16N 88.06W 04/29/2017 WHITE IL TRAINED SPOTTER A CREEK THAT IS OUT OF ITS BANKS IS FLOWING OVER THE ROADWAY. 0541 AM FLASH FLOOD HERRIN 37.80N 89.03W 04/29/2017 WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS ROADS ON NW SIDE OF HERRIN COMPLETELY FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN EXECUTED IN TOWN. 0545 AM HEAVY RAIN TENNYSON 38.08N 87.12W 04/29/2017 E2.61 INCH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER THIS STORM TOTAL STARTED FRIDAY EVENING. 2.10 INCHES OF THAT HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT. 0630 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 W EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.65W 04/29/2017 M4.25 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0640 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NNE STENDAL 38.33N 87.11W 04/29/2017 E4.50 INCH PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0645 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 W HOLLAND 38.25N 87.15W 04/29/2017 PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER 7.93 INCHES OF RAIN IN 11 HOURS. EVERY POND AND CREEK ON HIS PROPERTY IS SO FILLED IT HAS BECOME ONE LARGE LAKE. WATER IS POURING OFF HILLY FARM FILLED MAKING DRIVING ON SOME COUNTY ROADS IMPOSSIBLE. 0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT VERNON 37.94N 87.90W 04/29/2017 M5.20 INCH POSEY IN CO-OP OBSERVER 0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW MOUNT VERNON 38.27N 88.98W 04/29/2017 M3.00 INCH JEFFERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW PERRYVILLE 37.75N 89.90W 04/29/2017 M4.59 INCH PERRY MO CO-OP OBSERVER 0700 AM HEAVY RAIN EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W 04/29/2017 M4.37 INCH VANDERBURGH IN ASOS REPORT FROM EVANSVILLE INDIANA AIRPORT ASOS DURING LAST 24 HOURS. 0700 AM HEAVY RAIN PLUMFIELD 37.89N 89.01W 04/29/2017 M4.10 INCH FRANKLIN IL CO-OP OBSERVER 0700 AM HEAVY RAIN CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.22W 04/29/2017 M3.20 INCH JACKSON IL ASOS 0725 AM HEAVY RAIN POSEYVILLE 38.17N 87.78W 04/29/2017 M7.10 INCH POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER RAINFALL AMOUNT FOR THE PAST 12 HOURS. STILL RAINING. 0725 AM FLASH FLOOD 13 SW MARION 37.60N 89.11W 04/29/2017 WILLIAMSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR CLOSING ROAD TO THE DEVILS KITCHEN SPILLWAY. ALSO, IN THE CITY OF MARION AND HERRIN, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ROADS WITH WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. 0732 AM FLASH FLOOD EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W 04/29/2017 VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON NORTH ST. JOSEPH ROAD FROM DARMSTADT TO THE NORTHERN EVANSVILLE CITY LIMITS IS UNDER WATER, WITH SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS UNDER WATER AS WELL. WATER IN HOME AT THE INTERSECTION OF ST. JOSEPH ROAD AND MILL ROAD. 0745 AM HEAVY RAIN FORT BRANCH 38.25N 87.57W 04/29/2017 M5.50 INCH GIBSON IN BROADCAST MEDIA 0756 AM FLASH FLOOD SAVAH 38.02N 87.98W 04/29/2017 POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER NUMEROUS ROADS UNDERWATER. ESTIMATED RAINFALL APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. 0800 AM HEAVY RAIN STENDAL 38.29N 87.13W 04/29/2017 M8.32 INCH PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0800 AM FLASH FLOOD STENDAL 38.29N 87.13W 04/29/2017 PIKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER STATE HIGHWAY 61 CLOSED BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 64 AND SPURGEON. NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE. 0814 AM FLASH FLOOD MARION 37.73N 88.94W 04/29/2017 WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER INTERSECTION OF GOODALL AND JOHNSON STREET UNDER 1/2 FOOT OF WATER. MAIN CREEK GOING THROUGH TOWN IS NEARING BANKFUL. 0830 AM HEAVY RAIN TENNYSON 38.08N 87.12W 04/29/2017 M4.33 INCH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER THIS IS AN UPDATED STORM TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. 0840 AM HEAVY RAIN RIDGWAY 37.80N 88.26W 04/29/2017 M5.36 INCH GALLATIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY MORNING. 0900 AM FLOOD 2 NE CARMI 38.11N 88.15W 04/29/2017 WHITE IL TRAINED SPOTTER ROUTE 1 IS FLOODED BETWEEN CARMI AND CROSSVILLE IL. 0903 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N GOREVILLE 37.57N 88.97W 04/29/2017 M5.00 INCH JOHNSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0903 AM FLOOD BENTON 38.01N 88.92W 04/29/2017 FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER FLOODING FROM GARDNER STREET NORTH TO BAILEY LANE. HOMES ON FRISCO AND RUTH STREETS WITH WATER STARTING TO COME INTO BOTTOM OF DOORS. 0915 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E ELDORADO 37.81N 88.42W 04/29/2017 M5.25 INCH SALINE IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0915 AM HEAVY RAIN CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.31N 89.55W 04/29/2017 M2.74 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0920 AM FLOOD MCBRIDE 37.83N 89.84W 04/29/2017 PERRY MO EMERGENCY MNGR HIGHWAY 51 CLOSED AT MCBRIDE HILL DUE TO A MUDSLIDE. PORTIONS OF STATE HIGHWAYS A, C, E, AND M ALSO CLOSED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ANDS EASTERN PARTS OF PERRY COUNTY 0930 AM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT CARMEL 38.42N 87.77W 04/29/2017 M3.45 INCH WABASH IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0945 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N GOREVILLE 37.57N 88.97W 04/29/2017 M5.00 INCH JOHNSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0948 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 W EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.65W 04/29/2017 E5.87 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER 1001 AM FLOOD BOONVILLE 38.05N 87.27W 04/29/2017 WARRICK IN BROADCAST MEDIA NEW HARMONY ROAD AND GREEN RIVER ROAD FLOODED. 1012 AM HEAVY RAIN OWENSVILLE 38.27N 87.69W 04/29/2017 M7.95 INCH GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER 1019 AM FLOOD MAKANDA 37.62N 89.24W 04/29/2017 JACKSON IL BROADCAST MEDIA THE CITY PARK IS UNDERWATER. CN RAILWAY HAS WATER OVER INTERSECTING ROADWAY. 1025 AM HEAVY RAIN CARMI 38.09N 88.17W 04/29/2017 M5.35 INCH WHITE IL TRAINED SPOTTER 1040 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 E MOUNT VERNON 38.32N 88.82W 04/29/2017 M2.24 INCH JEFFERSON IL PUBLIC 1045 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW MOUNT VERNON 38.27N 88.98W 04/29/2017 M3.00 INCH JEFFERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER OVERNIGHT RAINFALL TOTAL. 1054 AM HEAVY RAIN CARTERVILLE 37.76N 89.08W 04/29/2017 M7.34 INCH WILLIAMSON IL BROADCAST MEDIA 7.34 INCHES SINCE BEGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 5.82 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT. 1055 AM FLOOD JOHNSTON CITY 37.82N 88.93W 04/29/2017 WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER WATER WAS REPORTED 4 FEET DEEP AT BROADWAY AND NEWTON ST. IN JOHNSTON CITY.WATER RESCUES WERE TAKING PLACE. 1140 AM FLOOD CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.22W 04/29/2017 JACKSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER FLOODED ROADS - EAST WALNUT AND ZEIGLER ROAD, WALL AND GRAND STREETS. 1145 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.42W 04/29/2017 M1.61 INCH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER LAST 6 HOURS ONLY. 1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 S MULKEYTOWN 37.96N 89.11W 04/29/2017 M2.38 INCH FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER SINCE MIDNIGHT.
Rainfall Amounts
24 hour Dual Pol Radar estimates of rainfall ending at Noon on April 29th: Heaviest swath was located from northern Bollinger and Perry Counties in Missouri east/northeast along the Route 13 corridor in Illinois. This then extended into southwest Indiana. 4 to 8 inches were common with the heaviest amounts falling between Carbondale and Marion, IL and also up in northern Posey into southern Gibson Counties in Indiana.
24 hour rainfall totals from AHPS Webpage ending at 7am on April 29th:
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