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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Paducah, KY

February 15, 2025Livingston County, McCracken County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pope County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 15, 2025, 11:29 AM CST for Livingston County, McCracken County, Kentucky; Massac County, Pope County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 16, 2025, 5:15 AM CST. It was in force for 12 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 15, 2025, 11:29 AM CST (17:29 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 16, 2025, 5:15 AM CST
Expired: Feb 28, 2025, 1:10 PM CST
In force: 12 days
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Massac County, IL, Pope County, IL, Livingston County, KY, McCracken County, KY

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Ohio River at Paducah (PAHK2). The gauge peaked at 43.23 ft at Feb 20, 2025, 9:00 AM CST.

Action stage: 32 ft
Minor stage: 39 ft
Moderate stage: 43 ft
Major stage: 52 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03611000, 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 15, 5:43 AM CST, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 5:43 AM CST, 5 hours 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 3:37 AM CST, 7 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
337 AM CST Sat Feb 15 2025

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-161000-
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-
Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-
Muhlenberg-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-
Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
337 AM CST Sat Feb 15 2025 /437 AM EST Sat Feb 15 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Considerable to potentially major flash flooding is expected today
into tonight across western Kentucky and southwest Indiana as
well as adjacent parts of southern Illinois and southeast
Missouri. Refer to the Flood Watch for more details.

A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible late this
afternoon and tonight for locations near the Kentucky-Tennessee
border. Isolated damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado or two
are the main risks.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Accumulating snowfall with travel impacts is becoming increasingly
likely Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.

Dangerous cold is forecast for much of next week. Morning wind
chill values will be near or below zero from Wednesday through
Friday.

Widespread river flooding will continue or is forecast to develop
long parts of the Ohio and Green Rivers for the next several days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of flooding, heavy rainfall measurements, and any
damage reports from thunderstorms would be appreciated today and
tonight.

DWS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 15, 7:16 AM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 15, 9:15 AM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 15, 9:16 AM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 15, 10:38 AM CST, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 15, 11:11 AM CST, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 6:02 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd, Trigg	12 hr
Feb 15, 6:14 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Calloway	12 hr
Feb 15, 6:17 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Fulton, Graves, Hickman	2 hr
Feb 15, 8:38 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Fulton, Graves, Hickman	9 hr
Feb 15, 8:44 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	McCracken	5 hr
Feb 15, 8:54 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg	9 hr
Feb 15, 10:22 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Graves, Hickman, Marshall	9 hr
Feb 15, 10:34 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg	8 hr
Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman	14 days
Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Henderson	21 days
Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess	9 days
Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	10 days
Feb 15, 11:29 AM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston	13 days
Feb 15, 1:02 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Fulton	62 min
Feb 15, 1:29 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, McLean, Webster	6 hr
Feb 15, 1:40 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Ballard, Livingston, McCracken	6 hr
Feb 15, 2:04 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Fulton	4 hr
Feb 15, 4:22 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Henderson	7 hr
Feb 15, 5:36 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more	7 hr
Feb 15, 5:47 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and 1 more	8 hr
Feb 15, 3:34 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Alexander	4 hr

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.