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River Flood Warning 113, NWS Paducah, KY

December 16, 2019Christian County, Trigg County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Dec 16, 2019, 5:55 PM CST for Christian County, Trigg County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 16, 2019, 5:55 PM CST (23:55 UTC)
Expired: Dec 16, 2019, 9:24 PM CST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Christian County, KY, Trigg County, KY

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville - 68/80 (HLHK2). The gauge peaked at 15.77 ft at Dec 16, 2019, 7:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03437480, 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 Dec 16, 5:21 PM CST, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 5:21 PM CST, 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 16, 3:09 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
309 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

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100-107>112-114-172115-
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-
309 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect tonight for areas
along and northwest of a line from Doniphan and Cape Girardeau
Missouri, to Marion and Mount Carmel Illinois. Periods of mixed
wintry precipitation will continue in the advisory area. Storm
total ice accumulations will range upward to nearly one-quarter
inch. Any sleet or snow accumulations will be less than an inch.

Periods of heavy rain in western Kentucky early this evening could
result in some minor flooding of poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

For the Tuesday morning commute to work or school, some icy spots
are possible across the entire outlook area. Lingering light
precipitation will end early in the morning. Surface temperatures
will be near or below freezing, which may cause moisture to
freeze on roads, even where precipitation has ended.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated. Any measurements of ice or
snow would be appreciated.

York

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 16, 3:58 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 16, 4:46 PM CST, 1 hour 9 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
Dec 16, 2:54 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Calloway	3 hr
Dec 16, 3:18 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Christian, Todd, Trigg	6 hr
Dec 16, 3:37 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Graves	6 hr
Dec 16, 3:46 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Calloway, Christian, Todd, Trigg	6 hr
Dec 16, 4:52 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Hopkins, Muhlenberg	2 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.