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River Flood Warning 80, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Dec 26, 2009, 11:00 AM CST for Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County, Illinois; Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Scott County, Missouri. It took effect at Dec 28, 2009, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2009, 11:00 AM CST (17:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2009, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2009, 6:45 AM CST
- In force
- 40 hr
- 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 16:59 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 Cape Girardeau (CPGM7). The gauge peaked at 32.24 ft at Dec 29, 2009, 2:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 7 days |
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.