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Event Details
| Event | Drought |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 11/01/2010 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 11/30/2010 23:59:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Severe drought continued across much of western Kentucky during the month of November. Widespread heavy rainfall on the 24th and 25th resulted in some improvement in drought conditions. Following this heavy rainfall, drought levels improved from severe to moderate along and west of a line from Henderson to Madisonville. Places south of a line from Paducah to Madisonville remained in severe drought. Monthly rainfall totals were near normal or above normal in most areas. However, the year-to-date rainfall deficit was still to 10 to 11 inches. Topsoil moisture was replenished, but subsoil moisture remained low. Due to high fire danger, bans on outdoor burning were in effect for numerous counties in western Kentucky at the start of the month. Most burn bans were lifted after heavy rainfall late in the month. Crop harvests were completed in October, but final crop damage figures were not yet available. The cumulative effect of this drought, a catastrophic ice storm in '09, winds from Hurricane Ike in '08, and a record late spring freeze in '07 resulted in a mortality spiral among trees and shrubs. According to a local arborist, the series of damaging weather events diminished the long-term ability of trees to recover from future events. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| CALLOWAY (ZONE) | CALLOWAY (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| UNION (ZONE) | UNION (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TODD (ZONE) | TODD (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MUHLENBERG (ZONE) | MUHLENBERG (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCLEAN (ZONE) | MCLEAN (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCCRACKEN (ZONE) | MCCRACKEN (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARSHALL (ZONE) | MARSHALL (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYON (ZONE) | LYON (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOPKINS (ZONE) | HOPKINS (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRAVES (ZONE) | GRAVES (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FULTON (ZONE) | FULTON (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAVIESS (ZONE) | DAVIESS (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CRITTENDEN (ZONE) | CRITTENDEN (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHRISTIAN (ZONE) | CHRISTIAN (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARLISLE (ZONE) | CARLISLE (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TRIGG (ZONE) | TRIGG (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HICKMAN (ZONE) | HICKMAN (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENDERSON (ZONE) | HENDERSON (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BALLARD (ZONE) | BALLARD (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEBSTER (ZONE) | WEBSTER (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALDWELL (ZONE) | CALDWELL (ZONE) | KY | 11/01/2010 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
