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River Flood Warning 89, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at May 16, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT for Gallatin County, Hardin County, Illinois; Crittenden County, Union County, Kentucky. It took effect at May 18, 2008, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT (16:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2008, 2:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2008, 12:13 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Union County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:00 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 Ohio River at Shawneetown (SHNI2). The gauge peaked at 35.29 ft at May 20, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 30 ft
- Minor stage
- 33 ft
- Moderate stage
- 43 ft
- Major stage
- 53 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03381700, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 9:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Franklin, Williamson | 5 days |
| May 16, 11:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 47 hr |
Nearby
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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.