Showers and thunderstorms brought considerable rain totals to the News Edge coverage area this morning, prompting the National Weather Service to issue several flash flood watches and warnings for local motorists and homeowners.
As of 6 a.m. Saturday, several places in Cadiz reported more than 2.6 inches of rain had fallen. In Gracey, nearly 2.2 inches rolled in before 7 a.m., and by 9 a.m., nearly 2.2 inches of rain had filled the gauges in Eddyville.
In Calvert City, more than 1.8 inches fell by 8 a.m. In Canton and Oak Grove, the same amount.
Golden Pond had 1 ½ inches by 8:20 a.m.
The heavy rains forced delays and cancellations throughout west Kentucky.
New Concord in Calloway County reportedly picked up the most rainfall, and was sitting at 3.94 inches as of 9:01 a.m.
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER
NEW CONCORD KY 3.94 IN 0901 AM 08/21 CWOP
REIDLAND KY 0.8 E 3.47 IN 0730 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
1.6 SE MURRAY KY 3.09 IN 0900 AM 08/21 HADS
MAYFIELD KY 6 SW 2.87 IN 0905 AM 08/21 KYMN2
1.8 E CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 2.82 IN 0900 AM 08/21 HADS
HERNDON KY 2.72 IN 0901 AM 08/21 CWOP
ROUND KNOB IL 1 WNW 2.68 IN 0700 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
CADIZ KY 4 SW 2.65 IN 0600 AM 08/21 COOP
HERNDON KY 4 SW 2.58 IN 0700 AM 08/21 COOP
0.9 SE COMMERCE MO 2.42 IN 0900 AM 08/21 HADS
MURRAY KY 2.35 IN 0908 AM 08/21 CWOP
0.9 NW THEBES IL 2.35 IN 0900 AM 08/21 HADS
CADIZ KY 2 NNW 2.33 IN 0600 AM 08/21 COOP
BEAN RIDGE IL 2.30 IN 0857 AM 08/21 RAWS
7.7 SW GRACEY KY 2.14 IN 0700 AM 08/21 HADS
EDDYVILLE KY 2.14 IN 0902 AM 08/21 CWOP
FULTON KY 5.0 W 2.14 IN 0730 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
MURRAY KY 1 W 2.09 IN 0905 AM 08/21 KYMN2
WEST PADUCAH KY 3.1 SSW 2.09 IN 0900 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
BENTON KY 4 N 2.03 IN 0900 AM 08/21 KYMN2
DIXON SPRINGS IL 2.03 IN 0908 AM 08/21 RAWS
CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 1.8 SE 2.01 IN 0700 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
MURRAY KY 1 WSW 1.99 IN 0700 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
BROOKPORT IL 7 ENE 1.98 IN 0700 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
FULTON KY 3.3 NE 1.97 IN 0800 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
FARMINGTON KY 5.6 S 1.95 IN 0600 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
FORT CAMPBELL KY 1.90 IN 0856 AM 08/21 AWOS
CALVERT CITY KY 2.5 SSW 1.84 IN 0800 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
CANTON KY 1.83 IN 0700 AM 08/21 HADS
OAK GROVE KY 4.6 NW 1.82 IN 0700 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
OAK RIDGE MO 1 WSW 1.77 IN 0700 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
CADIZ KY 2 NNW 1.61 IN 0755 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
MURRAY KY 1.59 IN 0909 AM 08/21 CWOP
MAYFIELD KY 1.58 IN 0905 AM 08/21 CWOP
PADUCAH KY 4.5 SW 1.53 IN 0800 AM 08/21 COCORAHS
GOLDEN POND KY 1.50 IN 0821 AM 08/21 RAWS