A widespread heat wave will peak over the South and East today, with several dozen temperature records expected along the East Coast. Heat should begin to ease this weekend in the Northeast, while hazardous heat continues over the South. Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds are possible across parts of the Appalachians, Mid Atlantic, and Northeast this afternoon and evening. Read More >
Overview
A disturbance moving across the region resulted in thunderstorms developing during the afternoon hours.The main impact associated with these storms was flash flooding. Several locations picked up torrential rainfall amounts over a short time period. Over 4 inches of rain occurred in Union County, Illinois and Pike County, Indiana. Water rescues were needed in Union County and unfortunately 1 fatality occurred there due to the flash flooding. Damaging winds up around 60 mph occurred with several of the storms as well.Radar
Showers and thunderstorms blossomed over southeast Missouri, southwest Illinois and along the I-64 corridor into southwest Indiana during the afternoon hours. They gradually progressed eastward into western Kentucky during the evening hours.
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| Map showing all of the Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, and Flash Flood Warnings issued during this event. |
Storm Reports
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| Local Storm Reports for this event. Click here for an interactive map of reports. |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1122 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0317 PM HAIL HUNTER 36.89N 90.84W 06/16/2019 E0.70 INCH CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR 0323 PM HAIL 2 S HUNTER 36.86N 90.85W 06/16/2019 E1.00 INCH CARTER MO PUBLIC 0410 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N DE SOTO 37.82N 89.23W 06/16/2019 JACKSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TREE SNAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0414 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSW DE SOTO 37.78N 89.25W 06/16/2019 M55 MPH JACKSON IL ASOS MEASURED AT KMDH ASOS. 0416 PM TSTM WND DMG COBDEN 37.54N 89.25W 06/16/2019 UNION IL LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED. 0458 PM HAIL 3 WSW WALTONVILLE 38.19N 89.09W 06/16/2019 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 0504 PM TSTM WND GST ROMBAUER 36.85N 90.28W 06/16/2019 E60 MPH BUTLER MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0519 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNE WAYNE CITY 38.37N 88.57W 06/16/2019 WAYNE IL TRAINED SPOTTER WATER FLOWING OVER ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 15 IN MULTIPLE PLACES NEAR WAYNE CITY. 0529 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SE MURPHYSBORO 37.72N 89.30W 06/16/2019 JACKSON IL PUBLIC PUMP HOUSE ROAD AND CHAUTAUQUA ROAD COVERED WITH WATER. 0534 PM TSTM WND GST BERNIE 36.67N 89.97W 06/16/2019 E50 MPH STODDARD MO PUBLIC ESTIMATED 50 TO 55 MPH GUSTS. TIME ESTIMATED. 0543 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE OAKLAND CITY 38.37N 87.34W 06/16/2019 GIBSON IN 911 CALL CENTER TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 57. TIME ESTIMATED. 0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NE WARE 37.48N 89.36W 06/16/2019 UNION IL EMERGENCY MNGR *** 1 FATAL *** A PICKUP TRUCK WAS SWEPT OFF STATE FOREST ROAD DUE TO FLOODING ALONG CLEAR CREEK. ONE OCCUPANT OF THE TRUCK WAS SWEPT AWAY AND DROWNED. THE OTHER OCCUPANT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SAFETY. 0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE BERTRAND 36.92N 89.42W 06/16/2019 MISSISSIPPI MO LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF US 62 AND 77 HIGHWAY. TIME ESTIMATED. 0618 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE WARE 37.45N 89.38W 06/16/2019 UNION IL LAW ENFORCEMENT ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 146 NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 3 IS FLOODED. 0629 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NW JONESBORO 37.49N 89.33W 06/16/2019 UNION IL BROADCAST MEDIA WATER RESCUE WHEN A CAR WAS SWEPT OFF STATE FOREST ROAD IN RURAL UNION COUNTY. 0630 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 W DUFF 38.31N 87.13W 06/16/2019 PIKE IN PUBLIC CREEKS OUT OF BANKS, INCLUDING CUP CREEK WITHIN A MILE WHERE IT DRAINS INTO THE PATOKA RIVER IN PIKE COUNTY. 0630 PM FLASH FLOOD BLUFORD 38.33N 88.74W 06/16/2019 JEFFERSON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AROUND BLUFORD, INCLUDING HIGHWAY 15. SEVERAL WRECKS REPORTED ON INTERSTATE 64 AND INTERSTATE 57 DUE TO WATER PONDING ISSUES. 0633 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LA CENTER 37.08N 88.99W 06/16/2019 BALLARD KY LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN ALONG HAZELWOOD ROAD NEAR LACENTER, EXTENDING WESTWARD TOWARDS WICKLIFFE. TIME ESTIMATED. 0644 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SE NEW HARMONY 38.06N 87.85W 06/16/2019 POSEY IN BROADCAST MEDIA DAMAGE TO A BARN AND POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. 0647 PM TSTM WND GST JOPPA 37.21N 88.85W 06/16/2019 M53 MPH MASSAC IL TRAINED SPOTTER TIME ESTIMATED. 0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW JOPPA 37.23N 88.85W 06/16/2019 MASSAC IL PUBLIC TREES DOWN AROUND MASSAC COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED. 0703 PM TSTM WND GST 3 W NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.46W 06/16/2019 E60 MPH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 0707 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W MELODY HILL 38.03N 87.58W 06/16/2019 VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER TREE FELL DOWN ON POWER LINES ON BERRY LANE. 0720 PM FLASH FLOOD PRINCETON 38.36N 87.57W 06/16/2019 GIBSON IN LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODING IN PRINCETON AND BETWEEN PRINCETON AND PATOKA. WATER OVER PORTIONS OF US 41 NEAR PRINCETON. 0740 PM TSTM WND DMG SANTA CLAUS 38.13N 86.91W 06/16/2019 SPENCER IN 911 CALL CENTER TREE DOWN IN SANTA CLAUS. TIME ESTIMATED. 0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE WINSLOW 38.42N 87.15W 06/16/2019 PIKE IN BROADCAST MEDIA BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS THAT A MAIN WATER LINE HAS BEEN WASHED OUT. 0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 SE WINSLOW 38.31N 87.13W 06/17/2019 M4.07 INCH PIKE IN COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION IN-PK-4 HOLLAND IN 6.3 NW. 0630 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 ENE SPURGEON 38.28N 87.15W 06/17/2019 M4.05 INCH PIKE IN CO-OP OBSERVER CO-OP OBSERVER STATION STDI3 STENDAL IN. 0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW MELODY HILL 38.04N 87.53W 06/17/2019 M3.12 INCH VANDERBURGH IN ASOS 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 7 AM 6/17. 0745 AM HEAVY RAIN FAIRFIELD 38.38N 88.36W 06/17/2019 M3.45 INCH WAYNE IL MESONET MESONET STATION EW9367 FAIRFIELD. 0750 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 ENE LYNNVILLE 38.20N 87.29W 06/17/2019 M3.11 INCH WARRICK IN MESONET MESONET STATION EW7582 LYNNVILLE. 0823 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E WARE 37.45N 89.34W 06/17/2019 M4.00 INCH UNION IL TRAINED SPOTTER 24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL. 0835 AM HEAVY RAIN COBDEN 37.53N 89.25W 06/17/2019 M4.50 INCH UNION IL BROADCAST MEDIA 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL.
Rain Reports
The heaviest rainfall for this event generally occurred from northern portions of southeast Missouri into southern Illinois and southwest Indiana. Rainfall amounts ranged from 1.5 to 3 inches in some of these areas, with a few areas receiving amounts in excess of 4 inches in Union County, Illinois and Pike County, Indiana.
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| 24 hour rainfall ending at 10 AM June 17th |
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| A listing of some of the higher amounts reported during this event |
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Paducah KY 1027 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2019 ...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS ENDING AT 10 AM MONDAY, JUNE 17... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Illinois... ...Alexander County... Cairo, IL 1.45 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Bean Ridge IL 0.84 in 0908 AM 06/17 RAWS ...Edwards County... Albion, IL 1.72 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Franklin County... Christopher 0.61 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS Royalton 0.58 in 1005 AM 06/17 CWOP 2 NNW Zeigler 0.47 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS Mulkeytown 0.36 in 1010 AM 06/17 CWOP Benton IL 1 NE 0.36 in 0710 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Gallatin County... Ridgway IL 0.3 ESE 1.13 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Ridgway 0.06 in 1006 AM 06/17 CWOP ...Hamilton County... Norris City, IL 7 NW 1.30 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Mcleansboro IL 0.8 SSW 0.64 in 0608 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Hardin County... Rosiclare IL 5 NW 0.37 in 0700 AM 06/17 COOP ...Jackson County... Gorham, IL 1 NW 1.53 in 0657 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Murphysboro IL 2.8 NNE 1.51 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Carbondale IL 2.5 W 1.41 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Murphysboro IL 1 NW 1.17 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Carbondale 1.2 W 1.14 in 0655 AM 06/17 COCORAHS De Soto IL 0.3 ESE 1.13 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Carbondale, IL 1 SW 1.09 in 0630 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Carbondale IL Sewage Plant 0.79 in 0700 AM 06/17 COOP ...Jefferson County... Belle Rive IL 1 NNE 1.75 in 0533 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Mount Vernon 5.2 SSW 1.11 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Mt Vernon IL 0.68 in 0956 AM 06/17 AWOS Mount Vernon IL 3 NE 0.44 in 0700 AM 06/17 COOP Walnut Hill IL 1 WSW 0.13 in 0514 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Johnson County... New Burnside 1.8 ENE 1.45 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Goreville 0.86 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS ...Massac County... Round Knob IL 1 WNW 0.53 in 0734 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Metropolis IL 0.22 in 0955 AM 06/17 AWOS ...Perry County... Pinckneyville 0.90 in 1009 AM 06/17 AWS Saint Johns IL 1 SSW 0.74 in 0745 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Pope County... Dixon Springs IL 0.62 in 0908 AM 06/17 RAWS Golconda IL 2 N 0.38 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Pulaski County... Grand Chain Lock and Dam IL 1.09 in 0600 AM 06/17 COOP ...Saline County... Harrisburg 0.75 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS Harrisburg IL 0.47 in 0955 AM 06/17 AWOS ...Union County... Cobden IL 4.50 in 0835 AM 06/17 Broadcast Media Ware IL 3 E 4.00 in 0823 AM 06/17 Trained Spotter Cobden IL 4 ENE 2.64 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Wabash County... Mount Carmel 4.2 NW 1.64 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Wayne County... Fairfield 3.45 in 1010 AM 06/17 CWOP ...White County... Crossville 3.0 E 2.67 in 0703 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Williamson County... Bush IL 2 ESE 1.35 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Marion IL 8 SSW 0.97 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Herrin IL 3.4 S 0.78 in 0645 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Indiana... ...Gibson County... Francisco IN 0.1 SE 2.19 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Pike County... Holland IN 6.3 NW 4.07 in 0600 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Stendal IN 4.05 in 0630 AM 06/17 COOP Petersburg IN 1 ENE 1.52 in 0600 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Posey County... Wadesville 1.63 in 1004 AM 06/17 CWOP Mount Vernon 0.95 in 1009 AM 06/17 CWOP Uniontown Lock And Dam 0.85 in 0545 AM 06/17 COOP 2 N Mount Vernon 0.68 in 0912 AM 06/17 AWS 7 E Mount Vernon 0.65 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS ...Spencer County... Santa Claus IN 1 WSW 2.10 in 0525 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Vanderburgh County... Melody Hill IN 1 NW 3.12 in 0700 AM 06/17 ASOS Evansville IN 3.5 ENE 1.68 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Evansville IN 10 NW 1.58 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS 2 W Evansville 1.15 in 1009 AM 06/17 AWS Evansville IN 5.9 WNW 0.93 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Warrick County... Lynnville 2.93 in 1010 AM 06/17 CWOP Boonville IN 2.4 N 2.16 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Boonville IN 1.4 N 1.98 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Chandler IN 4.4 WSW 1.91 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Newburgh 1.06 in 1005 AM 06/17 CWOP ...Kentucky... ...Ballard County... Kevil KY 4.6 NW 0.88 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Wickliffe 0.59 in 1008 AM 06/17 CWOP ...Caldwell County... Princeton 0.21 in 1000 AM 06/17 CWOP Princeton KY 2 SE 0.15 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Calloway County... Murray KY 1 WSW 0.38 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Murray KY 1 W 0.33 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN Murray KY 0.22 in 0700 AM 06/17 COOP Murray KY 0.15 in 0955 AM 06/17 AWOS New Concord 0.10 in 1001 AM 06/17 CWOP ...Christian County... 1 N Hopkinsville 0.21 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS Hopkinsville KY 0.3 NW 0.16 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Hopkinsville KY 6 N 0.13 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN Herndon 0.05 in 1001 AM 06/17 CWOP Oak Grove KY 4.6 NW 0.04 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Crittenden County... Marion KY 4 NE 0.40 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN Marion KY 0.33 in 0700 AM 06/17 COOP Marion 6.3 NW 0.20 in 0830 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Daviess County... Owensboro KY 3 WNW 0.78 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Owensboro KY 4.9 S 0.70 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Whitesville 0.62 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS Owensboro KY 0.02 in 0856 AM 06/17 AWOS ...Fulton County... Fulton 5.0 W 0.17 in 0600 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Hickman KY 2 E 0.09 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Graves County... Mayfield KY 0.47 in 0955 AM 06/17 AWOS Mayfield KY 6 SW 0.33 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Henderson County... Henderson KY 0.4 SSW 0.89 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Henderson KY 0.72 in 0956 AM 06/17 AWOS Henderson KY 5 E 0.67 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Hopkins County... Hanson KY 2.2 NE 0.29 in 0600 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Madisonville KY 0.15 in 0955 AM 06/17 AWOS Madisonville KY 4 S 0.13 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN Nortonville KY 0.07 in 0937 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Livingston County... Smithland Lock and Dam 0.42 in 0600 AM 06/17 COOP ...Lyon County... Eddyville KY 2 NNE 0.17 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Marshall County... Calvert City 2.5 SSW 0.42 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Benton KY 4 N 0.21 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN Grand Rivers 5.1 S 0.14 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...McCracken County... Paducah KY 1 NNE 0.52 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS West Paducah KY 2 W 0.47 in 1200 AM 06/17 COOP Paducah KY 4.5 SW 0.43 in 0900 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Paducah 8.1 SE 0.40 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...McLean County... Calhoun KY 5 NW 0.25 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Muhlenberg County... Powderly KY 0.27 in 0800 AM 06/17 COOP Greenville KY 6 N 0.12 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Todd County... Trenton KY 2 SW 0.01 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Trigg County... Cadiz KY 2 NNW 0.16 in 0545 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Golden Pond KY 0.09 in 0921 AM 06/17 RAWS Cadiz KY 2 NNW 0.04 in 0600 AM 06/17 COOP Cadiz KY 4 SW 0.04 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Union County... Henderson KY State Police 3.12 in 1100 PM 06/16 COOP Morganfield KY 4 E 0.84 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Webster County... Providence KY 0.50 in 0600 AM 06/17 COOP Dixon 1 NW 0.40 in 1010 AM 06/17 KYMN ...Missouri... ...Butler County... 1 WNW Poplar Bluff 1.46 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS Poplar Bluff 1.28 in 1002 AM 06/17 CWOP ...Cape Girardeau County... Oak Ridge MO 1 WSW 0.94 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Cape Girardeau MO 1.8 SE 0.41 in 0653 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Cape Girardeau MO 2.3 N 0.28 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Cape Girardeau MO 2 N 0.25 in 0600 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Jackson 0.16 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS Jackson MO 1 SW 0.16 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Carter County... Ellsinore MO 4.8 WNW 1.27 in 0645 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Chicopee MO 0.58 in 0922 AM 06/17 RAWS ...Mississippi County... Mississippi Cnty, S of Charl 0.52 in 1010 AM 06/17 MOCOMAGNET ...New Madrid County... New Madrid 1.1 ENE 0.01 in 0645 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Perry County... Perryville MO Water Plant 0.83 in 0700 AM 06/17 COOP ...Ripley County... Doniphan 14.5 NW 0.77 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Fairdealing MO 6 W 0.19 in 0500 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Doniphan MO 0.02 in 0953 AM 06/17 RAWS Doniphan 0.01 in 1010 AM 06/17 AWS ...Scott County... Scott City MO 0.9 E 1.20 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Sikeston 1.15 in 1000 AM 06/17 CWOP Sikeston 1.7 ENE 1.03 in 0600 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Lambert MO 0.8 ESE 0.80 in 0700 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Stoddard County... Dexter MO 2 W 0.43 in 0800 AM 06/17 COCORAHS Dexter 0.6 WNW 0.22 in 0600 AM 06/17 COCORAHS ...Wayne County... Piedmont MO 0.92 in 0930 AM 06/17 RAWS Lake Wappapello State Park 0.63 in 0800 AM 06/17 COOP 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.
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