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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Paducah, KY

February 21, 2018Wayne County, Missouri

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2018, 10:50 AM CST for Wayne County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 21, 2018, 1:36 PM CST. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 21, 2018, 10:50 AM CST (16:50 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 21, 2018, 1:36 PM CST
Expired: Feb 22, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 28 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Wayne County, MO

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point St. Francis River at Patterson (PAZM7). The gauge peaked at 18.05 ft at Feb 22, 2018, 12:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07037500, 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 21, 5:25 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 5:25 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 3:38 AM CST, 7 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
338 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2018

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-221100-
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-
338 AM CST Wed Feb 21 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Rain will continue off and on today through tonight. The highest
rainfall totals today through tonight will be across west
Kentucky. Will monitor this area for isolated standing water
issues.

Temperatures will drop to near 32 degrees today from around Marble
Hill Missouri to Pinckneyville Illinois. This may result in some
light freezing rain mainly on elevated surfaces. Confidence is low
with respect to potential impacts on road surfaces. We will
monitor conditions through the day.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will bring periods of
heavy rain to the entire region Thursday night through Saturday
night. The flooding concern will increase with each round of heavy
rainfall, culminating with the cold frontal passage Saturday night.
Please refer to the Flood Watch for more details.

The potential for strong thunderstorms late Saturday afternoon into
Saturday night will also need to be monitored closely. The greatest
limiting factor may be the availability of surface based instability
with the amount of cloud cover and rain forecast.

Continue to monitor the latest river flood warnings for impact
messaging and forecast stage information.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

We request spotters report rainfall totals along with any
observed area flooding over the next several days.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 21, 10:16 AM CST, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 21, 10:17 AM CST, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 21, 10:19 AM CST, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 21, 10:20 AM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1020 AM CST WED FEB 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE BUSH              37.83N 89.10W
02/21/2018  M1.62 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

&&

DWS

Local storm report, Feb 21, 10:26 AM CST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1026 AM CST WED FEB 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 W CARBONDALE          37.72N 89.25W
02/21/2018  M1.59 INCH       JACKSON            IL   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 S HERRIN              37.76N 89.03W
02/21/2018  M1.57 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNE BELLE RIVE        38.25N 88.73W
02/21/2018  M1.52 INCH       JEFFERSON          IL   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WEST FRANKFORT          37.90N 88.93W
02/21/2018  M1.60 INCH       FRANKLIN           IL   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

&&

DWS

Local storm report, Feb 21, 10:35 AM CST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1035 AM CST WED FEB 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S BLOOMFIELD          36.86N 89.93W
02/21/2018  M1.58 INCH       STODDARD           MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N CAPE GIRARDEAU      37.34N 89.55W
02/21/2018  M1.73 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 W DEXTER              36.79N 90.00W
02/21/2018  M1.84 INCH       STODDARD           MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MARBLE HILL             37.30N 89.98W
02/21/2018  M1.85 INCH       BOLLINGER          MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE CAPE GIRARDEAU     37.30N 89.54W
02/21/2018  M1.87 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW JACKSON            37.37N 89.67W
02/21/2018  M2.07 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SSW CAPE GIRARDEAU      37.31N 89.55W
02/21/2018  M2.23 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NE PERRYVILLE         37.74N 89.86W
02/21/2018  M2.33 INCH       PERRY              MO   COCORAHS

            24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL ENDING AROUND 7 A.M. LOCAL TIME.

&&

DWS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 20, 11:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Fulton	24 min
Feb 21, 12:54 PM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Fulton	24 days
Feb 21, 11:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Franklin, Williamson	4 days
Feb 21, 11:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Jackson	15 days
Feb 20, 10:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler, Stoddard, Wayne	43 min
Feb 20, 11:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard	48 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 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.