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River Flood Warning 45, NWS Paducah, KY

April 17, 2013Alexander County, Illinois; Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 17, 2013, 10:05 PM CDT for Alexander County, Illinois; Scott County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 19, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 17, 2013, 10:05 PM CDT (03:05 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 19, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 19, 2013, 10:41 PM CDT
In force: 30 days
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Flood severity: Moderate

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 03:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mississippi River at Thebes (THBI2). The gauge peaked at 40.99 ft at Apr 26, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT.

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 17, 6:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 6:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 18, 6:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more	6 hr
Apr 17, 9:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Wayne, White	3 days
Apr 17, 10:05 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander, Jackson, Union	38 days
Apr 18, 9:18 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Wayne, White	24 days
Apr 18, 10:29 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Gallatin, Wabash, White	25 days
Apr 18, 1:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jackson	35 min
Apr 18, 1:17 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Jackson	25 days
Apr 18, 1:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Jackson, Perry	30 min
Apr 18, 1:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Williamson	28 min
Apr 18, 1:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jefferson, Perry	33 min
Apr 18, 2:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Franklin	34 min
Apr 18, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Wabash, Wayne and 1 more	60 min
Apr 18, 2:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	PAH	Franklin, Hamilton	42 min
Apr 18, 6:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 18, 6:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson and 9 more	6 hr
Apr 18, 10:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter, Ripley	51 min
Apr 18, 11:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	Butler, Carter, Wayne	24 min
Apr 18, 11:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Wayne	24 min
Apr 18, 12:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry	45 min
Apr 18, 2:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Perry, Ripley and 1 more	6 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.