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River Flood Warning 39, NWS Paducah, KY

February 21, 2022Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hardin County, Pope County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2022, 7:58 PM CST for Crittenden County, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hardin County, Pope County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2022, 7:58 PM CST (01:58 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 17, 2022, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
21 days
Issued by
NWS Paducah, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Hardin County, IL, Pope County, IL, Crittenden County, KY, Livingston County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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 Golconda (GOLI2). The gauge peaked at 46.02 ft at Mar 3, 2022, 11:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
36 ft
Minor stage
40 ft
Moderate stage
49 ft
Major stage
55 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03384500, 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 Feb 21, 5:49 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 5:49 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 7:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHBallard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman26 days
Feb 21, 7:58 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningPAHLivingston, McCracken23 days
Feb 22, 5:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHFulton36 min
Feb 22, 5:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCarlisle, Graves, Hickman18 min
Feb 22, 6:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHFulton19 min
Feb 22, 6:26 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHFulton, Hickman19 min
Feb 22, 6:47 AM CSTTornado WarningPAHGraves, Hickman22 min
Feb 22, 7:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHCalloway26 min
Feb 22, 7:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHChristian, Muhlenberg, Todd43 min
Feb 22, 7:23 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman6 hr
Feb 22, 7:37 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTrigg8 min
Feb 22, 8:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHTodd29 min
Feb 22, 8:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHChristian, Todd22 min
Feb 22, 12:55 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningPAHCarlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman6 hr
Feb 22, 2:18 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningPAHBallard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 6 more51 hr
Feb 22, 4:32 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHUnion28 min
Feb 22, 3:22 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHButler, Ripley38 min
Feb 22, 3:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Carter, Ripley, Wayne29 min
Feb 22, 3:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHBollinger, Butler, Stoddard, Wayne31 min
Feb 22, 4:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPAHButler, Ripley, Stoddard32 min
Feb 22, 5:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementPAHNew Madrid47 min

Nearby

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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.