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River Flood Warning 59, NWS Paducah, KY
NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Apr 13, 2020, 11:54 AM CDT for Ballard County, Kentucky; Pulaski County, Illinois. It took effect at Apr 14, 2020, 11:48 AM CDT. It was in force for 28 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2020, 11:54 AM CDT (16:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2020, 11:48 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2020, 7:14 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 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 40.92 ft at Apr 20, 2020, 12:00 AM CDT.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 5:57 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 9 hr |
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.