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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Paducah, KY

February 17, 2018Livingston County, McCracken County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pope County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 17, 2018, 11:09 AM CST for Livingston County, McCracken County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pope County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 19, 2018, 11:11 AM CST. It was in force for 26 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2018, 11:09 AM CST (17:09 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2018, 11:11 AM CST
Expired
Mar 17, 2018, 7:02 AM CDT
In force
26 days
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Livingston County, KY, McCracken County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ohio River at Paducah (PAHK2). The gauge peaked at 51.28 ft at Mar 2, 2018, 11:00 AM CST.

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Action stage
32 ft
Minor stage
39 ft
Moderate stage
43 ft
Major stage
52 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03611000, 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 17, 2:31 AM CST, 8 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 2:31 AM CST, 8 hours 38 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 17, 9:32 AM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 17, 10:11 AM CST, 58 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 11:09 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman30 days
Feb 17, 9:08 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPAHEdwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson and 8 more3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2018River 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.