Another round of heavy rainfall resulted in more flooding April 3
Heavy rains pummeled the area once again Thursday into early Friday, adding insult to injury across already water-logged drainage basins. Generally speaking, 2 to 5 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period ending at 7 am CDT Friday, April 4, 2008, with some locally higher observations exceeding 6 inches. The heavy rains caused numerous reports of flooding and closed some roads that were impassable just a few weeks ago during the major flooding event on March 18. While the water is receding in some areas, waters on area rivers will remain high for some time to come. Click here to access our AHPS page for the latest river stage and forecast information.
>> The image below represents an estimate of precipitation accumulation compiled by area Doppler radars. The precipitation accumulation is depicted over a 48-hour period ending at 9 am CDT on Friday, April 4, 2008.
>> Following is a tally of 24-hour rainfall totals from across the four-state region of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, and western Kentucky as of Friday morning.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1144 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2008
...UNOFFICIAL 24 HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS...
WESTERN KENTUCKY:
PADUCAH ASOS...................4.09
OWENSBORO AWSS.................2.77
HOPKINSVILLE (COOP)............2.57
KENLAKE RESORT(COOP)...........2.82
MORGANFIELD (COOP).............4.25
MADISONVILLE 0.5 E (COCORAHS)..6.65
STURGIS 5.4 ENE (COCORAHS).....4.02
HANSON 2.2 NE (COCORAHS).......3.94
NORTONVILLE 0.5 NNE (COCORAHS).3.77
CONCORD 2.9 WSW (COCORAHS).....3.03
HENDERSON 0.4 SSW (COCORAHS)...2.41
SOUTHWEST INDIANA:
EVANSVILLE ASOS................2.19
GRANDVIEW (COOP)...............3.10
MOUNT VERNON (COOP)............2.16
STENDAL (COOP).................2.01
POSEYVILLE 2.8 NW (COCORAHS)...2.97
EVANSVILLE 3.9 ESE (COCORAHS)..2.89
NEWBURGH 2.4 NW (COCORAHS).....2.80
EVANSVILLE 1.3 SSE (COCORAHS)..2.73
CHANDLER 1.1 S (COCORAHS)......2.44
BOONVILLE 1.4 N (COCORAHS).....2.38
CHANDLER 4.4 WSW (COCORAHS)....2.35
EVANSVILLE 5.9 WNW (COCORAHS)..2.26
DARMSTADT 4.4 SSW (COCORAHS)...2.25
MELODY HILL 2.9 WNW (COCORAHS).2.19
EVANSVILLE 3.0 N (COCORAHS)....2.12
OWENSVILLE 0.1 SW (COCORAHS)...2.07
PETERSBURG 1.4 ENE (COCORAHS)..1.64
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI:
CAPE GIRARDEAU ASOS............3.82
POPLAR BLUFF ASOS..............3.16
CLEARWATER (COOP)..............1.58
JACKSON (COOP).................2.46
DONIPHAN (COOP)................2.92
POPLAR BLUFF (COOP)............2.85
WAPPAPELLO (COOP)..............2.15
ZALMA (COOP)...................5.11
LAMBERT 0.8 ESE (COCORAHS).....4.05
BLOOMFIELD 2.9 S (COCORAHS)....3.61
ANNISTON 1.9 WNW (COCORAHS)....3.32
JACKSON 1.1 NE (COCORAHS)......3.27
POPLAR BLUFF 4.2 NW (COCORAHS).2.80
WHITEWATER 3.4 W (COCORAHS)....2.47
MARBLE HILL 0.4 NE (COCORAHS)..2.26
JACKSON 2.3 WNW (COCORAHS).....2.23
JACKSON 1.0 SW (COCORAHS)......1.95
NEW MADRID 0.3 SE (COCORAHS)...1.28
PERRYVILLE 1.1 NE (COCORAHS)...1.10
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS:
CARBONDALE ASOS................2.11
BROOKPORT DAM (COOP)...........4.14
CARBONDALE (COOP)..............2.70
CAIRO (COOP)...................3.87
GRAND CHAIN DAM (COOP).........6.43
GRAYVILLE (COOP)...............1.55
GRAND TOWER (COOP).............1.43
MOUNT VERNON (COOP)............0.94
SMITHLAND DAM (COOP)...........3.02
RIDGWAY 3.8 NE (COCORAHS)......2.67
ANNA 3.1 NNE (COCORAHS)........2.43
BUSH 2.0 ESE (COCORAHS)........2.11
HURST 0.2 SSE (COCORAHS).......1.95
BENTON 5.3 NNE (COCORAHS)......1.67
GRAYVILLE 1.1 N (COCORAHS).....1.55
WALTONVILLE 3.4 WSW (COCORAHS).1.03
CISNE 4.0 E (COCORAHS).........0.98
$$
ASOS: AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM
AWSS: AUTOMATED WEATHER SENSOR SYSTEM
COOP: COOPERATIVE OBSERVER
COCORAHS: COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK
>> Listed next is a compilation of reports from emergency managers, storm spotters, local law enforcement officials, and other reliable sources. While a few severe reports are included, the list is primarily comprised of flooding reports from early Thursday afternoon through Friday morning.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1212 PM CDT FRI APR 04 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HAIL PIEDMONT 37.15N 90.70W
04/03/2008 E1.00 INCH WAYNE MO TRAINED SPOTTER
0205 PM HAIL 11 N MARBLE HILL 37.46N 89.98W
04/03/2008 E0.25 INCH BOLLINGER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL.
0228 PM HAIL JACKSON 37.38N 89.65W
04/03/2008 E0.75 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED BETWEEN JACKSON AND
BURFORDVILLE.
0228 PM HAIL JACKSON 37.38N 89.65W
04/03/2008 M1.00 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERED THE GROUND
0235 PM HAIL MOUNDS 37.11N 89.20W
04/03/2008 E0.75 INCH PULASKI IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST WEST OF MOUNDS.
0439 PM FLASH FLOOD ZALMA 37.14N 90.08W
04/03/2008 BOLLINGER MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER HWY PP AND HWY H IS CLOSED BETWEEN ZALMA AND
GRASSY.
0444 PM FLASH FLOOD BENTON 37.10N 89.56W
04/03/2008 SCOTT MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROADS WITH WATER OVER THEM NEAR COMMERCE...NEW
HAMBURG AND BENTON...INCLUDING I-55.
0445 PM FLASH FLOOD JACKSON 37.38N 89.65W
04/03/2008 CAPE GIRARDEAU MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER THE ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY 61 NORTH OF
JACKSON...JUST ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE CITY LIMITS.
HOWEVER...ROAD HAS NOT CLOSED.
0445 PM FLASH FLOOD DELTA 37.20N 89.74W
04/03/2008 CAPE GIRARDEAU MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF WATER OVER HWY P JUST SOUTH OF
DELTA. FARTHER SOUTH...NEARLY 2 FEET OF WATER OVER THE
ROADWAY.
0446 PM FLASH FLOOD ADVANCE 37.10N 89.91W
04/03/2008 STODDARD MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER OVER STREETS IN TOWN.
0452 PM FLASH FLOOD METROPOLIS 37.15N 88.71W
04/03/2008 MASSAC IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS WITH WATER OVER THEM THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
0526 PM FLASH FLOOD MIDWAY 37.23N 88.62W
04/03/2008 MASSAC IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SECTION OF HIGHWAY LEADING INTO COMMUNITY IS COVERED WITH
NEARLY ONE HALF FOOT OF FAST MOVING WATER. LOCAL CREEK IS
WELL OUT OF ITS BANKS WITH LARGE DEBRIS WITHIN THE FLOW.
0622 PM HAIL DONIPHAN 36.62N 90.82W
04/03/2008 M0.75 INCH RIPLEY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
0625 PM HAIL DU QUOIN 38.00N 89.24W
04/03/2008 M0.75 INCH PERRY IL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0647 PM HAIL 6 E BENTON 38.01N 88.81W
04/03/2008 M0.75 INCH FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR LOGAN.
0729 PM FLASH FLOOD MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
04/03/2008 HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
PARKWAY PLAZA MALL PARKING LOT IS UNDER WATER. MADISON
SQUARE DRIVE HAS STANDING WATER ALONG SECTIONS NEAR THE
MALL.
0739 PM FLASH FLOOD GREENVILLE 37.21N 87.18W
04/03/2008 MUHLENBERG KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGH WATER REPORTED ALONG COUNTY HIGHWAY 601.
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 S DELTA 37.18N 89.74W
04/03/2008 CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER
HWY P SOUTH OF DELTA IS ALMOST COMPLETELY COVERED IN
WATER AND IMPASSABLE. HWY EE BETWEEN DELTA AND CHAFFEE IS
ALSO UNDER WATER AND CLOSED.
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD CHAFFEE 37.18N 89.66W
04/03/2008 SCOTT MO TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL STREETS IN THE TOWN OF CHAFFEE UNDER WATER.
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD SHAWNEETOWN 37.71N 88.17W
04/03/2008 GALLATIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS WITHIN THE COUNTY ARE UNDERWATER.
ROUTE 1 WAS PARTIALLY FLOODED BUT THE WATER HAS SINCE
RECEDED AT THIS TIME.
0942 PM FLASH FLOOD EARLINGTON 37.27N 87.52W
04/03/2008 HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
ALONG HWY 112 FROM DOWNTOWN EARLINGTON TO 4200 IISLEY
ROAD...WHICH IS ALSO HWY 112...DITCHES WERE FLOODED OVER.
EARLINGTON LAKE WAS RISING STEADILY BUT NOT OVER THE
ROADWAY YET.
0942 PM FLASH FLOOD MARION 37.33N 88.08W
04/03/2008 CRITTENDEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME FAMILIES BEING EVACUATED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0943 PM FLASH FLOOD EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
04/03/2008 VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODED STREETS IN ANGLE MOUNDS SUBDIVISION. 1.75 INCHES
OF RAIN IN PAST 3 HOURS.
0958 PM FLASH FLOOD MARION 37.33N 88.08W
04/03/2008 CRITTENDEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
THERE IS ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER ON THE ROAD ABOUT 3 MILES
OUT OF MARION ON 60 WEST.
0958 PM FLASH FLOOD SALEM 37.27N 88.24W
04/03/2008 LIVINGSTON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF THREE FEET OF WATER AROUND ONE HOUSE AND ALSO
WATER ENTERING TWO OTHER HOUSES.
1107 PM FLASH FLOOD OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
04/03/2008 DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
INTENSE RAIN REPORTED. ROADS SEVERLY FLOODED THROUGHOUT
THE COMMUNITY.
1111 PM FLASH FLOOD MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
04/03/2008 HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
MADISONVILLE COUNTRY CLUB FLOODED.
1211 AM FLASH FLOOD BEECH GROVE 37.62N 87.38W
04/04/2008 MCLEAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
5 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER HIGHWAYS 136 AND 56. 6 INCHES
OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 140. RAIN ACCUMULATION FOR PAST 24
HOURS IS 3.20 INCHES.
1220 AM HEAVY RAIN OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
04/04/2008 M3.50 INCH DAVIESS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATION FOR SECTIONS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
1250 AM FLOOD MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
04/04/2008 HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1.5 FEET OF WATER OVER PORTIONS OF MAIN STREET WITH ONE
CAR STRANDED. 2 FEET OF WATER OVER PORTIONS OF MCLEOD
LANE.
0102 AM HEAVY RAIN WEST PADUCAH 37.08N 88.74W
04/04/2008 M3.75 INCH MCCRACKEN KY NWS EMPLOYEE
24-HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATION REPORTED AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
0105 AM FLOOD ADVANCE 37.10N 89.91W
04/04/2008 STODDARD MO EMERGENCY MNGR
STATE HWY BB FLOODED AT INTERSECTION OF HWY C. WESTBOUND
LANE OF HWY C IN THE COMMUNITY CLOSED.
0220 AM FLOOD MOUNT VERNON 37.94N 87.90W
04/04/2008 POSEY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ABOUT ONE DOZEN ROADS CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY DUE TO
HIGH WATER.
0239 AM FLOOD ROCKPORT 37.88N 87.05W
04/04/2008 SPENCER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER 10 PM THURSDAY. SEVERAL
ROADS CLOSED COUNTYWIDE. HIGHWAYS 70 BETWEEN NEWTONVILLE
AND STATE ROUTE 66 CLOSED. STATE ROUTE 545 CLOSED NORTH
OF TROY. MANY SECONDARY COUNTY ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
WATER.
0257 AM FLASH FLOOD DONIPHAN 36.62N 90.82W
04/04/2008 RIPLEY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
LATE REPORT. SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS AND ONE HIGHWAY WAS
CLOSED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO HIGH WATER. THIS
OCCURRED COUNTYWIDE AND THE FLASH FLOODING HAS STOPPED AT
THIS TIME.
0354 AM FLOOD MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
04/04/2008 HOPKINS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
7 FAMILIES EVACUATED FROM HOMES ALONG ROSEMONT AVENUE. 14
INDIVIDUALS EVACUATED FROM MOBILE HOMES LOCATED IN THE
CHATEAU MOBILE HOME PARK. 1 MILE SECTION OF HIGHWAY 41
CLOSED...LAW ENFORCEMENT SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A LAKE.
0612 AM HEAVY RAIN BEECH GROVE 37.62N 87.38W
04/04/2008 M6.70 INCH MCLEAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATION. NUMEROUS AREAS COUNTYWIDE
EXPERIENCED FLASH FLOODING EARLIER THIS MORNING...BUT
WATER LEVELS HAS SINCE RECEDED. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
DEBRIS REMAINS ACROSS THE ROADWAYS.
0640 AM HEAVY RAIN PRINCETON 37.11N 87.88W
04/04/2008 M5.75 INCH CALDWELL KY TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HOUR RAINFALL ACCUMULATION.
0654 AM HEAVY RAIN CENTRAL CITY 37.30N 87.13W
04/04/2008 M3.60 INCH MUHLENBERG KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0715 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 W PADUCAH 37.07N 88.69W
04/04/2008 MCCRACKEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
MASSAC CR 3-4 IN OVER OLD CAIRO RD AT MAXON RD.
0725 AM FLASH FLOOD MORTONS GAP 37.24N 87.47W
04/04/2008 HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
ENTRANCE TO PENNYRILE PKWY ONRAMP AND EXIT 2-3 FT DEEP IN
WATER. HWY 813 AT MORTONS GAP 1 INCH DEEP IN AND OUT OF
TOWN.
0840 AM FLASH FLOOD GALATIA 37.84N 88.61W
04/04/2008 SALINE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IS 3.30
INCHES.
0840 AM FLASH FLOOD MOUNT VERNON 37.94N 87.90W
04/04/2008 POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL RAINFALL WAS 3.10 INCHES NEAR MOUNT VERNON...MORE
EXACT LOCATION IS 3 MILES WEST OF ST. PHILLIPS AND 4
MILES SOUTH OF BLAIRSVILLE IN POSEY COUNTY. FLASH
FLOODING NOTED IN LOW LYING AREAS BUT HAS RECEDED AT THIS
TIME IN MOST AREAS.
0937 AM FLOOD HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
04/04/2008 CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
THE NORTH FORK OF THE LITTLE RIVER OFF OF US 68 HAS RISEN
ENOUGH SO WATER HAS COVERED THE LITTLE RIVER CHURCH ROAD
AND IT IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME. 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN FELL
JUST NORTH OF I-24 IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY.
>> Finally, here is a view of the storm total precipitation estimates by the Paducah Doppler radar for the 36-hour period ending at 9 am CDT Friday, April 4, 2008.
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