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River Flood Warning 28, NWS Paducah, KY

February 8, 2020Crittenden County, Union County, Kentucky; Gallatin County, Hardin County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 8, 2020, 10:34 AM CST for Crittenden County, Union County, Kentucky; Gallatin County, Hardin County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 11, 2020, 1:40 PM CST. It was in force for 16 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2020, 10:34 AM CST (16:34 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2020, 1:40 PM CST
Expired
Feb 27, 2020, 5:49 AM CST
In force
16 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 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 Ohio River at Shawneetown (SHNI2). The gauge peaked at 44.31 ft at Feb 21, 2020, 2:00 AM CST.

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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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 10:34 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHDaviess, Henderson15 days
Feb 8, 10:34 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHHenderson, Union17 days
Feb 8, 10:34 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHUnion18 days
Feb 8, 12:06 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHLivingston, McCracken21 days
Feb 8, 12:21 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHFulton22 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.