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River Flood Warning 67, NWS Paducah, KY

May 7, 2020Henderson County, Union County, Kentucky

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at May 7, 2020, 7:25 AM CDT for Henderson County, Union County, Kentucky. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2020, 7:25 AM CDT (12:25 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Henderson County, KY, Union County, KY

The radar

The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:29 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 Mount Vernon (MTVI3).

Action stage
28 ft
Minor stage
35 ft
Moderate stage
45 ft
Major stage
52 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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
May 7, 2:22 PM CDTFreeze WatchPAHDaviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and 1 more14 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 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.