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River Flood Warning 74, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Oct 9, 2018, 11:28 AM CDT for Alexander County, Illinois; Scott County, Missouri. It took effect at Oct 13, 2018, 2:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2018, 11:28 AM CDT (16:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 13, 2018, 2:30 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2018, 10:46 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 days
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Alexander County, IL, Scott County, MO
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Thebes (THBI2). The gauge peaked at 35.84 ft at Oct 18, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 30 ft
- Minor stage
- 33 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 07022000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Paducah, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 11:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | PAH | Alexander, Jackson, Union | 18 days |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2018River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 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.