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River Flood Warning 53, NWS Paducah, KY

October 13, 2009Franklin County, Williamson County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Oct 13, 2009, 4:35 PM CDT for Franklin County, Williamson County, Illinois. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 13, 2009, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
Expired
Oct 14, 2009, 11:32 PM CDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Franklin County, IL, Williamson County, IL

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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 Big Muddy River at Plumfield (PLMI2). The gauge peaked at 20.83 ft at Oct 14, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
18 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
27 ft
Major stage
34 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05597000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

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.