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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Paducah, KY

February 18, 2018Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hardin County, Pope County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 18, 2018, 10:13 AM CST for Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hardin County, Pope County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 20, 2018, 8:29 PM CST. It was in force for 23 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 18, 2018, 10:13 AM CST (16:13 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 20, 2018, 8:29 PM CST
Expired: Mar 15, 2018, 9:04 PM CDT
In force: 23 days
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hardin County, IL, Pope County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ohio River at Golconda (GOLI2). The gauge peaked at 52.66 ft at Mar 3, 2018, 8:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 36 ft
Minor stage: 40 ft
Moderate stage: 49 ft
Major stage: 55 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03384500, 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 Feb 18, 10:05 AM CST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 10:05 AM CST, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 9:37 AM CST, 36 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
Feb 17, 10:05 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 13 more	11 hr
Feb 18, 10:13 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	18 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2018 River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2018 Every river flood warning in 2018

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.