Heavy Rainfall Causes Flash Flooding Tuesday July 7th
A cluster of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall developed early in the morning on Tuesday July 7th and trained over the same areas. The brunt of it fell over McCracken County into portions of southern Livingston County in Kentucky with the Paducah area seeing the worst of it. Barkley Regional Airport received 2.98 inches in under 2 hours while downtown Paducah picked up 5.44 inches in that same time frame.
The image below shows Dopplar Radar estimates of rainfall amounts from Monday morning July 6th through 10am on Wednesday July 8th. Wide swaths of 2 to 3 inches were seen from portions of northeast Cape Girardeau County eastward into portions of southeast Illinois and northwest Kentucky. The heaviest band then extends northeast into Spencer and Warrick counties in Indiana. Estimates show as much as 4 to 5 inches came down from southern Saline and northern Pope counties in Illinois eastward to Union and southwestern Henderson counties in northwest Kentucky. Another smaller area with 4 to 6 inch rainfall totals extends from McCracken county east into southern Livingston county.
The image below is an interpolated color map showing 48 hour rainfall totals from 7am Monday to 7am Wednesday.
NOTE: This image is an interpolation of actual reported values only and certain areas will not be represented well because of no reports around that location. If no value is close to that location then the image interpolates values based on the next closest report. In convective precipitation type events like this one there will be certain areas close by that receive substantially different rainfall amounts depending on where the heaviest storms set up.
Here are a few pictures from the flooding in Paducah Tuesday morning:
Photo courtesy of Trelise Askew - 10th Street and Olive Street
Photo courtesy of Jarad Sams - Madison Street
Photo courtesy of Kris Creekmur - Levin Street
Photo courtesy of Taylor Lindsey - South 28th Street
Here is a summary of some of the reported values over the past 48 hours ending at noon on July 8th:
...RAINFALL REPORTS PAST 48 HOURS ...
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON
...ILLINOIS...
...ALEXANDER COUNTY...
BEAN RIDGE 1.43 IN 1108 AM 07/08 37.25N/89.38W
CAIRO 0.76 IN 0655 AM 07/08 37.06N/89.22W
CAIRO 0.54 IN 1000 AM 07/08 37.00N/89.16W
...EDWARDS COUNTY...
1 N GRAYVILLE 0.57 IN 1127 AM 07/08 38.28N/88.00W
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
2 E ZEIGLER 0.99 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.90N/89.01W
1 W ROYALTON 0.91 IN 1127 AM 07/08 37.88N/89.14W
WEST FRANKFORT 0.3 WNW 0.76 IN 0800 AM 07/08 37.90N/88.93W
4 WSW CHRISTOPHER 0.65 IN 1130 AM 07/08 37.96N/89.11W
2 NNW WEST CITY 0.60 IN 1100 AM 07/08 38.03N/88.96W
...GALLATIN COUNTY...
RIDGWAY 1.22 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.80N/88.26W
...JACKSON COUNTY...
1 SSW MURPHYSBORO 2.01 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.75N/89.35W
CARBONDALE 1.93 IN 1129 AM 07/08 37.73N/89.22W
MISSISSIPPI RVR 1.78 IN 0930 AM 07/08 37.64N/89.51W
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT 1.60 IN 0652 AM 07/08 37.78N/89.25W
SEWAGE PLANT 1.57 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.73N/89.20W
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
WALTONVILLE 3.4 WSW 1.10 IN 0700 AM 07/08 38.19N/89.09W
MOUNT VERNON 1.3 SW 0.59 IN 0700 AM 07/08 38.31N/88.93W
3 NE MOUNT VERNON 0.40 IN 0700 AM 07/08 38.35N/88.87W
BIG MUDDY SUBIMPOUNDMENT 0.33 IN 1100 AM 07/08 38.18N/89.01W
...MASSAC COUNTY...
DAM 52 2.03 IN 0600 AM 07/08 37.13N/88.65W
1 WNW METROPOLIS 0.96 IN 1115 AM 07/08 37.16N/88.73W
...POPE COUNTY...
DIXON SPRINGS 1.98 IN 1108 AM 07/08 37.44N/88.67W
GOLCONDA 1.60 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.36N/88.49W
...PULASKI COUNTY...
OHIO RVR AT L&D 53 0.77 IN 0600 AM 07/08 37.20N/89.04W
...WILLIAMSON COUNTY...
CRAB ORCHARD 0.78 IN 1048 AM 07/08 37.68N/89.00W
...INDIANA...
...GIBSON COUNTY...
FORT BRANCH 5.9 E 2.08 IN 0800 AM 07/08 38.25N/87.47W
OAKLAND CITY 0.35 IN 1130 AM 07/08 38.34N/87.35W
PRINCETON 0.27 IN 1106 AM 07/08 38.35N/87.56W
...PIKE COUNTY...
HOLLAND 6.3 NW 2.18 IN 0600 AM 07/08 38.31N/87.13W
STENDAL 1.62 IN 0630 AM 07/08 38.28N/87.15W
PETERSBURG 1.4 ENE 0.45 IN 0600 AM 07/08 38.50N/87.26W
...POSEY COUNTY...
POSEYVILLE 2.8 NW 1.70 IN 0700 AM 07/08 38.20N/87.82W
4 S POSEYVILLE 1.18 IN 1115 AM 07/08 38.11N/87.79W
MOUNT VERNON 1.14 IN 0600 AM 07/08 37.95N/87.88W
MOUNT VERNON 1.03 IN 1124 AM 07/08 37.94N/87.89W
...VANDERBURGH COUNTY...
EVANSVILLE 3.9 ESE 3.26 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.96N/87.48W
1 WSW EVANSVILLE 2.99 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.97N/87.58W
EVANSVILLE 1.3 SSE 2.48 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.97N/87.54W
5 WSW EVANSVILLE 2.38 IN 1130 AM 07/08 37.96N/87.63W
MELODY HILL 2.9 WNW 1.68 IN 0700 AM 07/08 38.05N/87.56W
2 SW DARMSTADT 1.11 IN 1113 AM 07/08 38.06N/87.61W
EVANSVILLE 5.9 WNW 1.03 IN 0700 AM 07/08 38.02N/87.64W
...WARRICK COUNTY...
NEWBURGH 1.3 ENE 3.15 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.96N/87.38W
BOONVILLE 2.4 N 2.96 IN 0700 AM 07/08 38.08N/87.28W
2 NW NEWBURGH 2.89 IN 1129 AM 07/08 37.98N/87.43W
NEWBURGH 2.87 IN 1131 AM 07/08 37.95N/87.39W
TENNYSON 2.70 IN 1124 AM 07/08 38.08N/87.12W
...KENTUCKY...
...BALLARD COUNTY...
OLMSTED LOCK AND DAM 1.38 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.18N/89.06W
...CALDWELL COUNTY...
7 WSW HAWKINS 1.49 IN 1030 AM 07/08 36.98N/87.77W
...CALLOWAY COUNTY...
CLARKS RIVER AT MURRAY 1.97 IN 1100 AM 07/08 36.59N/88.30W
4 NNW MURRAY 1.39 IN 1128 AM 07/08 36.67N/88.33W
...CHRISTIAN COUNTY...
4 SW HERNDON 2.67 IN 0700 AM 07/08 36.70N/87.62W
3 SE HERNDON 2.06 IN 1124 AM 07/08 36.67N/87.56W
CROFTON 3 N 1.87 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.09N/87.50W
3 WNW FORT CAMPBELL NORTH 1.70 IN 0658 AM 07/08 36.67N/87.50W
S F LITTLE RIVER AT HWY 68 B 1.59 IN 1030 AM 07/08 36.85N/87.42W
HOPKINSVILLE 1.38 IN 1030 AM 07/08 36.83N/87.50W
N F LITTLE RIVER AT WATER PL 1.25 IN 1030 AM 07/08 36.88N/87.47W
HOPKINSVILLE 1.24 IN 1124 AM 07/08 36.85N/87.51W
...DAVIESS COUNTY...
3 WSW OWENSBORO 0.59 IN 0656 AM 07/08 37.73N/87.17W
OWENSBORO 4.9 S 0.38 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.69N/87.13W
2 SSW MARSHALL 0.29 IN 0600 AM 07/08 37.82N/87.20W
...GRAVES COUNTY...
STATE POLICE POST 1 2.63 IN 0600 AM 07/08 36.85N/88.67W
6 ESE WATER VALLEY 0.16 IN 0554 AM 07/08 36.52N/88.72W
...HENDERSON COUNTY...
HENDERSON 8SSW 3.00 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.76N/87.65W
OHIO RIVER AT HENDERSON 2.24 IN 1045 AM 07/08 37.85N/87.59W
CORYDON 4.3 NE 2.20 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.79N/87.66W
HENDERSON 0.4 SSW 1.70 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.83N/87.58W
2 ESE NEWBURGH 1.69 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.93N/87.38W
HENDERSON CITY-COUNTY AIRPOR 1.56 IN 0655 AM 07/08 37.81N/87.68W
4 WSW HENDERSON 0.45 IN 1130 AM 07/08 37.81N/87.65W
...HOPKINS COUNTY...
MUNICIPAL APT 1.56 IN 0655 AM 07/08 37.35N/87.40W
SAN MARCOS 1.04 IN 1110 AM 07/08 37.34N/87.52W
...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...
OHIO R @ SMITHLAND L&D 2.95 IN 0600 AM 07/08 37.17N/88.43W
KENTUCKY LAKE 1.33 IN 1130 AM 07/08 37.02N/88.27W
...LYON COUNTY...
1 NE GRAND RIVERS 1.97 IN 1030 AM 07/08 37.02N/88.22W
BARKLEY HEADWATER 1.70 IN 1030 AM 07/08 37.02N/88.22W
...MARSHALL COUNTY...
BENTON 1.89 IN 1130 AM 07/08 36.85N/88.29W
KENLAKE RESORT 1.10 IN 0600 AM 07/08 36.76N/88.14W
...MCCRACKEN COUNTY...
2 ENE PADUCAH 6.20 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.09N/88.59W
...MCLEAN COUNTY...
CALHOUN 2.38 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.53N/87.26W
LIVERMORE 0.97 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.49N/87.14W
...MUHLENBERG COUNTY...
POWDERLY 2.34 IN 0900 AM 07/08 37.23N/87.15W
GREENVILLE 1.14 IN 1115 AM 07/08 37.27N/87.20W
...TODD COUNTY...
4 SE ALLEGRE 2.00 IN 1130 AM 07/08 36.88N/87.17W
1 SSW ELKTON 1.54 IN 0830 AM 07/08 36.78N/87.17W
...TRIGG COUNTY...
2 NNW CADIZ 1.69 IN 0600 AM 07/08 36.88N/87.85W
LITTLE RIVER 1.43 IN 1100 AM 07/08 36.78N/87.73W
CADIZ 4SW 1.27 IN 0600 AM 07/08 36.81N/87.88W
GOLDEN POND 1.25 IN 1031 AM 07/08 36.78N/88.06W
CANTON 0.95 IN 0700 AM 07/08 36.80N/87.97W
...UNION COUNTY...
STURGIS 5.4 ENE 2.12 IN 1000 AM 07/08 37.57N/87.89W
...WEBSTER COUNTY...
PROVIDENCE 1.17 IN 0600 AM 07/08 37.40N/87.77W
...MISSOURI...
...BOLLINGER COUNTY...
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE 1.64 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.31N/89.97W
...BUTLER COUNTY...
3 E POPLAR BLUFF 1.04 IN 1129 AM 07/08 36.76N/90.34W
1 ESE POPLAR BLUFF 0.90 IN 0715 AM 07/08 36.76N/90.39W
...CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY...
4 NNW CAPE GIRARDEAU 1.38 IN 1107 AM 07/08 37.37N/89.57W
JACKSON 1.15 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.37N/89.67W
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 1.06 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.30N/89.52W
HUBBLE CREEK NEAR DUTCHTOWN 0.85 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.23N/89.66W
...CARTER COUNTY...
CURRENT RIVER 1.41 IN 1030 AM 07/08 36.98N/91.02W
2 S VAN BUREN 0.82 IN 1122 AM 07/08 36.97N/91.02W
...MISSISSIPPI COUNTY...
6 N HICKMAN 1.45 IN 1122 AM 07/08 36.66N/89.20W
2 SE CAIRO 1.34 IN 1130 AM 07/08 36.97N/89.16W
...NEW MADRID COUNTY...
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE 1.27 IN 0700 AM 07/08 36.59N/89.55W
...PERRY COUNTY...
WATER PLANT 1.06 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.73N/89.92W
PERRYVILLE 1.1 NE 0.94 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.74N/89.86W
...RIPLEY COUNTY...
DONIPHAN 2.7 NE 1.18 IN 0700 AM 07/08 36.65N/90.78W
DONIPHAN 0.77 IN 1053 AM 07/08 36.63N/90.82W
CURRENT RIVER 0.49 IN 1030 AM 07/08 36.62N/90.85W
...SCOTT COUNTY...
SIKESTON 0.77 IN 0900 AM 07/08 36.89N/89.55W
SCOTT CITY 0.9 E 0.68 IN 0700 AM 07/08 37.22N/89.52W
1 WNW SIKESTON 0.47 IN 1128 AM 07/08 36.89N/89.60W
POWER STATION 0.25 IN 0700 AM 07/08 36.88N/89.62W
...STODDARD COUNTY...
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S 0.51 IN 0700 AM 07/08 36.85N/89.94W
DEXTER 2.3 W 0.45 IN 0800 AM 07/08 36.79N/90.00W
...WAYNE COUNTY...
PIEDMONT 1.51 IN 1030 AM 07/08 37.24N/90.27W
WILLIAMSVILLE 1.38 IN 0700 AM 07/08 36.97N/90.55W
GREENVILLE PRECIP 1.32 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.13N/90.46W
BLACK RIVER ABOVE WILLIAMSVI 1.09 IN 1030 AM 07/08 36.97N/90.60W
LAKE WAPPAPELLO STATE PARK 0.87 IN 0800 AM 07/08 36.94N/90.32W
5 N ROMBAUER 0.86 IN 0830 AM 07/08 36.93N/90.28W
SNT FRANCIS RIVER 0.79 IN 1100 AM 07/08 37.20N/90.50W
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
$$
NWS PADUCAH KY
IRIS SYSTEM
Here are some local storm reports issued for the event:
0550 AM FLASH FLOOD PADUCAH 37.07N 88.64W
07/07/2015 MCCRACKEN KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FRIENDSHIP ROAD AND SENECA LANE COMPLETELY UNDER WATER
AND IMPASSABLE.
0556 AM FLASH FLOOD PADUCAH 37.07N 88.64W
07/07/2015 MCCRACKEN KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NEW HOLT ROAD UNDERWATER. FIRE AND RESCUE VEHICLES UNABLE
TO NAVIGATE ACROSS.
0604 AM HEAVY RAIN WEST PADUCAH 37.08N 88.74W
07/07/2015 M2.98 INCH MCCRACKEN KY ASOS
0652 AM FLASH FLOOD PADUCAH 37.07N 88.64W
07/07/2015 MCCRACKEN KY PUBLIC
MADISON STREET IMPASSABLE. WATER UP TO HOMES. REPORT VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PHOTOS.
0736 AM FLOOD 6 NNE MARION 37.41N 88.04W
07/07/2015 CRITTENDEN KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CREEKS AND STREAMS PAST BANKFULL.
1020 AM HEAVY RAIN SANTA CLAUS 38.12N 86.93W
07/07/2015 M2.25 INCH SPENCER IN PUBLIC
2.25 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR TODAY
1220 PM HEAVY RAIN NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.40W
07/07/2015 E2.75 INCH WARRICK IN PUBLIC
2.75 INCHES SO FAR TODAY
1226 PM HEAVY RAIN LONE OAK 37.04N 88.67W
07/07/2015 E4.90 INCH MCCRACKEN KY PUBLIC
4.9 INCHES STORM TOTAL FROM THIS MORNING
1245 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 S JUNCTION 37.69N 88.24W
07/07/2015 M2.50 INCH GALLATIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
2.50 INCHES OF RAIN IN 3 HOURS. LOW WATER CROSSINGS
FLOODED
0317 PM HEAVY RAIN TENNYSON 38.08N 87.12W
07/07/2015 M3.40 INCH WARRICK IN PUBLIC
RAIN CONTINUES TO COME DOWN
0415 PM HEAVY RAIN EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
07/07/2015 M2.40 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TEN HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 415 PM CDT IN THE ANGEL
MOUNDS AREA OF EVANSVILLE.
0530 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE HEBBARDSVILLE 37.75N 87.34W
07/07/2015 M2.20 INCH HENDERSON KY PUBLIC
RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 530 PM CDT ALONG STATE ROUTE 416
EAST.
0533 PM HEAVY RAIN NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.40W
07/07/2015 M2.20 INCH WARRICK IN BROADCAST MEDIA
RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0725 PM HEAVY RAIN CERULEAN 36.96N 87.71W
07/07/2015 E2.50 INCH TRIGG KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME WATER IS STARTING TO COVER A FEW ROADS. THIS HAS
OCCURRED IN 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES.
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