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Event Details
| Event | Excessive Heat |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 07/11/2011 10:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 07/12/2011 20:00:00 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 | High pressure in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere expanded east-northeast from the southern Plains. As this high expanded across the Lower Ohio Valley, it brought a few days of excessive heat and humidity. Peak heat indices on the afternoon of the 10th reached 112 degrees at Paducah and 114 at Murray. On the 11th, the heat index peaked at 117 degrees at Paducah and 115 at Hopkinsville and Henderson. On the 12th, the heat index peaked at 112 degrees at Paducah and Hopkinsville, and 119 at Henderson. Actual air temperatures were highest on the 11th, when the high at Paducah was 97 and the low was 80. In Muhlenberg County, a Kentucky state highway worker collapsed from heat exhaustion while flagging traffic at a work zone. The worker was treated for dehydration. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| BALLARD (ZONE) | BALLARD (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRAVES (ZONE) | GRAVES (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HICKMAN (ZONE) | HICKMAN (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARLISLE (ZONE) | CARLISLE (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CRITTENDEN (ZONE) | CRITTENDEN (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALLOWAY (ZONE) | CALLOWAY (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| UNION (ZONE) | UNION (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FULTON (ZONE) | FULTON (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYON (ZONE) | LYON (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCCRACKEN (ZONE) | MCCRACKEN (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARSHALL (ZONE) | MARSHALL (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALDWELL (ZONE) | CALDWELL (ZONE) | KY | 07/10/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCLEAN (ZONE) | MCLEAN (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEBSTER (ZONE) | WEBSTER (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TRIGG (ZONE) | TRIGG (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TODD (ZONE) | TODD (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENDERSON (ZONE) | HENDERSON (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHRISTIAN (ZONE) | CHRISTIAN (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MUHLENBERG (ZONE) | MUHLENBERG (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOPKINS (ZONE) | HOPKINS (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAVIESS (ZONE) | DAVIESS (ZONE) | KY | 07/11/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Excessive Heat | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
