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River Flood Warning 71, NWS Paducah, KY

April 20, 2019Crittenden County, Union County, Kentucky; Gallatin County, Hardin County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 20, 2019, 10:33 AM CDT for Crittenden County, Union County, Kentucky; Gallatin County, Hardin County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 21, 2019, 2:12 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 20, 2019, 10:33 AM CDT (15:33 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 21, 2019, 2:12 PM CDT
Expired: May 9, 2019, 1:04 AM CDT
In force: 17 days
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Gallatin County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Union County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:33 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 Ohio River at Shawneetown (SHNI2). The gauge peaked at 36.68 ft at Apr 24, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 30 ft
Minor stage: 33 ft
Moderate stage: 43 ft
Major stage: 53 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03381700, 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 Apr 20, 6:17 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 6:17 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 4:09 AM CDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
409 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2019

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-210915-
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-
409 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A small chance of thunderstorms is forecast over part of
the outlook area between late Tuesday through Thursday. Locally
heavy rain and lightning are the main hazards at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 9:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster	6 hr
Apr 20, 10:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	McLean, Webster	4 days
Apr 20, 10:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	4 days
Apr 20, 10:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	9 days
Apr 20, 10:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Union	11 days
Apr 20, 11:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	Livingston, McCracken	4 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2019 River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 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.