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Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Paducah, KY

July 11, 2026Jackson County, Union County, Illinois

NWS Paducah, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 11, 2026, 4:19 AM CDT for Jackson County, Union County, Illinois. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2026, 4:19 AM CDT (09:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2026, 8:15 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Paducah, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Jackson County, IL, Union County, IL

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 11, 1:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 2:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 12:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 12:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 11, 12:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 12:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 11, 12:34 AM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 11, 1:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 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
Jul 10, 10:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston	3 hr
Jul 10, 11:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston	9 hr
Jul 11, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Hopkins	30 min
Jul 11, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	29 min
Jul 11, 12:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Caldwell, Hopkins	9 hr
Jul 11, 12:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Muhlenberg	29 min
Jul 11, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Todd	33 min
Jul 11, 1:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Livingston	7 hr
Jul 11, 5:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Crittenden	6 hr
Jul 11, 6:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Calloway, Graves, Hickman	3 hr
Jul 11, 6:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Crittenden, Livingston	8 hr
Jul 10, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson	40 min
Jul 10, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Williamson	28 min
Jul 10, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson	40 min
Jul 10, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Pope, Saline	37 min
Jul 10, 8:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Jackson, Perry	3 hr
Jul 10, 10:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	Hardin, Johnson, Pope, Union	3 hr
Jul 10, 10:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Jackson, Perry, Williamson	9 hr
Jul 11, 7:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Williamson	8 hr
Jul 11, 7:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Jackson, Union	6 hr
Jul 11, 4:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	White	3 hr
Jul 10, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carter	42 min
Jul 10, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ripley	37 min
Jul 10, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Carter	32 min
Jul 10, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Ripley	46 min
Jul 10, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ripley	29 min
Jul 10, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler	27 min
Jul 10, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Stoddard	32 min
Jul 10, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler	30 min
Jul 10, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Butler, Stoddard	27 min
Jul 10, 9:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Butler	43 min
Jul 10, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	Stoddard	33 min
Jul 11, 12:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	Perry	8 hr
Jul 11, 7:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	Perry	6 hr

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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.