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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Paducah, KY

April 4, 2014Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County, Illinois; Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 4, 2014, 11:39 AM CDT for Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County, Illinois; Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Scott County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 6, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2014, 11:39 AM CDT (16:39 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2014, 11:48 AM CDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
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 16:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 31.87 ft at Apr 6, 2014, 2:00 PM CDT.

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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.

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 4, 4:08 AM CDT, 7 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 4:08 AM CDT, 7 hours 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 4:58 AM CDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
458 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-051000-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
458 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH TODAY.

ALSO...PATCHY FROST MAY FORM LATE TONIGHT IN AREAS NORTH AND WEST
OF THE OHIO RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT. NO SEVERE
STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 8:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHMcLean, Union, Webster11 hr
Apr 3, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson46 min
Apr 3, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHenderson, Union43 min
Apr 3, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson44 min
Apr 4, 6:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson, McLean, Union, Webster24 hr
Apr 4, 7:32 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson8 days
Apr 4, 11:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHMuhlenberg5 days
Apr 4, 11:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHMcLean, Webster5 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHHenderson, Union10 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHUnion12 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHCrittenden, Union14 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHCrittenden, Livingston11 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, McCracken13 days
Apr 4, 11:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman13 days
Apr 3, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGallatin, Saline, White26 min
Apr 3, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson, Union29 min
Apr 3, 8:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHEdwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Saline and 5 more11 hr
Apr 3, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson, Union, Williamson51 min
Apr 3, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHamilton, Saline, Williamson44 min
Apr 3, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHUnion, Williamson26 min
Apr 3, 8:55 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJohnson, Union, Williamson50 min
Apr 3, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White45 min
Apr 3, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFranklin, Jefferson, Perry51 min
Apr 3, 9:27 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHGallatin, White33 min
Apr 3, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHAlexander27 min
Apr 3, 9:35 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJohnson, Saline, Williamson40 min
Apr 3, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJohnson, Massac, Pulaski, Union45 min
Apr 3, 9:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningPAHAlexander, Johnson, Pulaski9 hr
Apr 3, 9:57 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJohnson33 min
Apr 3, 10:17 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHJohnson, Pope28 min
Apr 3, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJefferson, Wayne51 min
Apr 3, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHAlexander33 min
Apr 3, 10:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHGallatin, Wabash, White17 days
Apr 3, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHAlexander, Johnson, Union, Williamson52 min
Apr 3, 11:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHGallatin, Hamilton, Johnson, Pope, Saline, White and 1 more43 min
Apr 4, 6:32 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningPAHAlexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson and 8 more24 hr
Apr 4, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHFranklin, Williamson6 days
Apr 4, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHJackson10 days
Apr 4, 11:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHAlexander4 days
Apr 3, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHRipley34 min
Apr 3, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Carter, Ripley29 min
Apr 3, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHRipley35 min
Apr 3, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau30 min
Apr 3, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHCape Girardeau27 min
Apr 3, 8:04 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHRipley26 min
Apr 3, 8:11 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHButler, Stoddard, Wayne34 min
Apr 3, 8:16 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHButler, Ripley14 min
Apr 3, 8:30 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHButler15 min
Apr 3, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, Wayne28 min
Apr 3, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHBollinger, Butler, Stoddard, Wayne31 min
Apr 3, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard31 min
Apr 3, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarter, Ripley43 min
Apr 3, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Wayne50 min
Apr 3, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry46 min
Apr 3, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Stoddard38 min

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.