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River Flood Warning 94, NWS Paducah, KY

June 5, 2008Alexander County, Illinois; Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Jun 5, 2008, 11:58 AM CDT for Alexander County, Illinois; Scott County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 8, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2008, 11:58 AM CDT (16:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 8, 2008, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 14, 2008, 7:50 AM CDT
In force
36 days
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Alexander County, IL, Scott County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Thebes (THBI2). The gauge peaked at 41.21 ft at Jul 2, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
30 ft
Minor stage
33 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 07022000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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.