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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 3, 2011, 9:27 AM CST for Gibson County, Indiana. It took effect at Mar 5, 2011, 5:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2011, 9:27 AM CST (15:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2011, 5:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2011, 12:52 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Gibson County, IN
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:26 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 Patoka River at Princeton (PNTI3). The gauge peaked at 15.96 ft at Mar 6, 2011, 11:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03376500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
630 WGUS43 KPAH 031527 FLWPAH BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY 927 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA... PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK...COUPLED WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FORECAST THIS WEEKEND WILL CAUSE THE WATER LEVELS IN THE PATOKA RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN PRINCETON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/ && INC051-041927- /O.NEW.KPAH.FL.W.0021.110305T2000Z-110308T1300Z/ /PNTI3.1.ER.110305T2000Z.110306T0600Z.110308T0700Z.NO/ 927 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 9:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$
4 follow-up statements
361 WGUS83 KPAH 040349 FLSPAH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY 949 PM CST THU MAR 3 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA... PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON AFFECTING GIBSON COUNTY .THE RIVER STAGE ALONG THE PATOKA RIVER AT PRINCETON IS ALREADY HIGH...AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS...MINOR FLOODING WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST BY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/ && INC051-050749- /O.CON.KPAH.FL.W.0021.110305T2000Z-110308T1300Z/ /PNTI3.1.ER.110305T2000Z.110306T0600Z.110308T0700Z.NO/ 949 PM CST THU MAR 3 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$
931 WGUS83 KPAH 041848 FLSPAH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY 1248 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA... PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON .THE RIVER STAGE ALONG THE PATOKA RIVER AT PRINCETON IS ALREADY HIGH...AND WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...MINOR FLOODING WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST BY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/ && INC051-052248- /O.EXT.KPAH.FL.W.0021.110305T2200Z-110308T1200Z/ /PNTI3.1.ER.110305T2200Z.110306T1200Z.110308T0600Z.NO/ 1248 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 9:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$
820 WGUS83 KPAH 050221 FLSPAH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY 821 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA... PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON AFFECTING GIBSON COUNTY .WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE ALONG THE PATOKA WITH MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND A CREST EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/ && INC051-060621- /O.EXT.KPAH.FL.W.0021.110305T2300Z-110308T1200Z/ /PNTI3.1.ER.110305T2300Z.110306T1200Z.110308T0600Z.NO/ 821 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 5 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$
276 WGUS83 KPAH 051852 FLSPAH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY 1252 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA... PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE... NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED FORECASTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/ && INC051-051922- /O.CAN.KPAH.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110308T1200Z/ /PNTI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1252 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON. * AT 9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 17.0 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:38 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 43 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.