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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Paducah, KY

April 5, 2017Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County, Illinois; Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Scott County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2017, 11:56 AM CDT for Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County, Illinois; Cape Girardeau County, Perry County, Scott County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 7, 2017, 10:34 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2017, 11:56 AM CDT (16:56 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2017, 10:34 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2017, 6:36 AM CDT
In force
7 days
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 16:56 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).

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, 6:36 PM CDT, 17 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 6:36 PM CDT, 17 hours 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 2:54 PM CDT, 21 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
254 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2017

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100-107>112-114-051000-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-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-
254 PM CDT Tue Apr 4 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A marginal risk of severe thunderstorms nudges into the southeast
Missouri Ozarks late tonight. Damaging winds and Hail would be
the primary severe storm related hazards if storms which are
expected across portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas, can
hold together long enough to affect the Ozarks.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Strong to severe storms are expected to develop ahead of a
developing cold front Wednesday afternoon and evening. Impressive
spring time energy is coming together to impact parts of the lower
Ohio and Tennessee valleys with an enhanced risk of severe storms.
Our best chance of thunderstorms will be east of the Mississippi
river, and our best chance of strong or severe storms will be
across the far eastern part of our area, across the Pennyrile
region of western Kentucky and extending toward southwest
Indiana, east of Evansville. Tornados, large hail, and damaging
winds are all potential severe weather hazards Wednesday afternoon
and early evening. Much of the severe weather risk will be to the
east of the area, and all of it will have shifted to the east by
mid evening, so it is strictly an afternoon and early evening
potential threat window for our area.

Low temperatures in the 30s are possible Thursday night and Friday
night. However, winds are expected to remain about 10 mph Thursday
night. As a result, the best potential for killing frost is Friday
night, when clear skies, light winds, and cool temperatures in the
30s make frost most likely to be more widespread and last for
several hours. Frost chances are best east of the Mississippi
river, where temperatures will be coolest, skies clearest, and
winds lightest.

Another thunderstorm chance enters the forecast Sunday night and
Monday, but severe weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible Wednesday afternoon and early
evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 9:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHMcCracken29 min
Apr 5, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCrittenden, Livingston31 min
Apr 5, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman9 days
Apr 5, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHBallard, McCracken48 min
Apr 5, 4:15 PM CDTWind AdvisoryPAHBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more4 hr
Apr 5, 2:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson23 min
Apr 5, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHJackson, Perry41 min
Apr 5, 1:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHAlexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Perry and 3 more57 min
Apr 5, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHWayne25 min
Apr 5, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHHamilton27 min
Apr 5, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHEdwards, Wayne, White29 min
Apr 5, 3:53 PM CDTTornado WarningPAHEdwards, Wayne, White37 min
Apr 5, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHEdwards43 min
Apr 4, 11:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCarter65 min
Apr 5, 12:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWayne43 min
Apr 5, 1:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHWayne37 min
Apr 5, 1:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry35 min
Apr 5, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementPAHCape Girardeau, Stoddard43 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.