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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Jan 8, 2020, 10:50 AM CST for Ballard County, Kentucky; Pulaski County, Illinois. It was in force for 23 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2020, 10:50 AM CST (16:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2020, 3:30 AM CST
- In force
- 23 days
- Issued by
- NWS Paducah, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Pulaski County, IL, Ballard County, KY
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:54 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 Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater (OLMI2). The gauge peaked at 43.51 ft at Jan 15, 2020, 4:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 34 ft
- Minor stage
- 36 ft
- Moderate stage
- 42 ft
- Major stage
- 47 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03612600, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 13 more | 3 days |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2020River Flood Warnings in Illinois, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020
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.