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NWS posts rainfall totals from weekend downpours
The National Weather Service in Paducah completed its tornado damage survey, and turned to the flash flooding numbers from four states. Multiple rounds of very heavy rain and training thunderstorms moved across our region from the afternoon of June 25th through the morning of June 28th. Rainfall totals of 3 to 12" were observed which resulted in considerable to major flash flooding in many communities including Evansville, Owensboro, Paducah, and Cape Girardeau.
WBKO
Hartford flooding closes multiple roads, officials urge residents to stay away
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High temperatures prompt power conservation alert in Madisonville
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WEHT) — The City of Madisonville is now under a power conservation alert due to high temperatures. On Tuesday, the City of Madisonville announced on social media that consumers and businesses should conserve power in order to prevent power outages. The alert has been issued now through July 2.
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Ellis Park Postpones July 2 Card Due to Heat
Ellis Park has postponed its July 2 card and will move it in its entirety to July 6 due to extreme heat forecasted for the Henderson, Ky. area. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for the area with heat index values of up to 109 degrees.
The Courier & Press
Those weekend downpours led to historic rain totals in Evansville area
The rain that fell over four days in the Evansville area last weekend was enough to cause extensive flooding, swamping roads and neighborhoods. It was also historic, according to the National Weather Service. Sean Poulos, a meteorlogost with the agency's Paducah, Kentucky, office, dug into the numbers after the rains finally ended Sunday. In all, 7.81 inches of rain fell from Thursday through Sunday, It was only the fourth time on record that Evansville has received that much rain in a four-day span, and the first time it's happened since 1996. Here are the other three instances: Oct. 3-6, 1910: 10.88 inches May 5-8, 1961: 10.28 inches April 28-May 1, 1996: 8 inches We asked Poulos to add some context to what happened, both in Evansville and in the area near Stendal, Indiana, where 10.85 inches fell over four days. Here's what he said about the Evansville rain: "This all fell within a 72 hour period though, so looking at the return frequency on that amount of rain it would be between a 25- and 50-year event." And for the area near Stendal in Pike County? "That amount of rain in a 72-hour period has a return frequency of 200
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Legends cancel Newburgh concert due to severe storms
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A local band has cancelled a concert due to inclement weather. Evansville band Legends have canceled their concert at the Allen Family Amphitheater in Newburgh due to the weather. No information has been provided if their performance will be rescheduled. Eyewitness News is continuing coverage...