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River Flood Warning 36, NWS Paducah, KY

March 27, 2018Jackson County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 27, 2018, 9:14 PM CDT for Jackson County, Illinois. It took effect at Mar 29, 2018, 8:58 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2018, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2018, 8:58 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 11, 2018, 8:28 AM CDT
In force
12 days
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Jackson County, IL

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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 Big Muddy River at Murphysboro (MURI2). The gauge peaked at 30.88 ft at Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
20 ft
Minor stage
22 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
36 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05599490, 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 Mar 27, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 3:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
343 PM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018

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343 PM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Locally heavy rainfall is possible tonight. The greatest impact
hazard will likely be with potential isolated flooding of low
lying or poorly drained areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Additional forecast rainfall of one half to one inch through the
end of the work week will impact soaked grounds and potentially be
and additional impact hazard for isolated flooding of low lying
or poorly drained areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of rainfall as well as any flooding would be
appreciated.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 1:25 AM CDTFlood WatchPAHCaldwell, Calloway, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 7 more39 hr
Mar 28, 11:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHMuhlenberg19 days
Mar 28, 12:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHAlexander, Jackson, Union6 days
Mar 28, 1:28 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningPAHWayne14 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2018Every 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.