Weather for Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Lat: 36.85N, Lon: 87.49W
Wx Zone: KYZ017
CWA Used: PAH
Kentucky Drought MonitorThe Kentucky Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Kentucky land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Kentucky Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential. 000 FGUS73 KPAH 020849 ESFPAH ILC003-047-055-059-065-069-077-081-087-127-145-151-153-165-181- 185-191-193-199-INC051-125-129-147-163-173-KYC007-033-035-039-047- 055-059-075-083-101-105-107-139-143-145-149-157-177-219-221-225- 233-MOC017-023-031-035-133-143-157-181-201-207-223-022100- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 349 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY EVENING... A SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER WESTERN MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING...THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GENERATE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ADJACENT PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY ADJACENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE LIKELY FROM A MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS...MAYFIELD KENTUCKY LINE...WESTWARD THROUGH SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE TIME PERIOD OF GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE BETWEEN 10 PM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH 10 PM CDT FRIDAY. WITH RIVER FLOODING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI ALREADY CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR RESIDENTS ALONG AND NEAR THE RIVER...THE EXPECTED RAINFALL LATE THIS WEEK WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE PROBLEMS FOR OVERLAND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TIMING AND AMOUNTS OF THE HEAVY RAIN...IT IS STILL TO EARLY TO DELINEATE ANY AREA THAT MAY REQUIRE A FLOOD WATCH. THE MAIN GOAL OF A POTENTIAL FLOOD WATCH WOULD BE TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF BACKWATER FROM RIVER CHANNELS AND NEW RAINFALL QUICKLY RUNNING OFF INTO THE RIVER. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOOTHILLS MAY ALSO BE OF CONCERN TO PERSONS LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AT AND BELOW THE BASE OF THE FOOTHILLS. IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION...RADIO AND THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. $$ SMITH |