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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 5, 2008, 12:08 PM CST for Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County, Illinois; Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Scott County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 7, 2008, 5:20 AM CST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2008, 12:08 PM CST (18:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2008, 5:20 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2008, 11:24 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Alexander County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Union County, IL, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Perry County, MO, Scott County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau (CPGM7). The gauge peaked at 32.92 ft at Mar 8, 2008, 7:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 29 ft
- Minor stage
- 32 ft
- Moderate stage
- 37 ft
- Major stage
- 42 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07020850, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 12:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Gallatin, Hardin | 44 days |
| Mar 5, 12:05 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Pulaski | 49 days |
| Mar 5, 12:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander | 4 days |
| Mar 5, 3:15 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope and 5 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2008River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.