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Flood Warning issued February 18 at 1:01PM CST until February 27 at 1:30PM CST by NWS Paducah KY

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Kentucky...Illinois... Ohio River at Smithland Dam affecting Pope and Livingston Counties. .The Ohio River at Smithland Dam remains in minor flood stage and will remain in flood stage until Thursday next week. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ohio River at Smithland Dam. * WHEN...Until Thursday, February 27. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:00 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 41.7 feet. - Forecast...The river will fall to 41.4 feet Friday evening. It will then rise to 41.5 feet Sunday evening. It will fall to
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Flood Warning issued February 18 at 12:59PM CST by NWS Paducah KY

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kentucky...Illinois... Ohio River at Golconda affecting Crittenden, Hardin, Pope and Livingston Counties. .The Ohio River at Golconda will remain in minor flood stage and crest on Tuesday. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ohio River at Golconda. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 46.0 feet, Flooding begins to affect Rosiclare Illinois. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:00 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 41.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 45.7 feet Tuesday, February 25. - Flood stage is 40.0
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Flood Warning issued February 16 at 8:48PM CST until February 17 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Paducah KY

Flooding caused by recent heavy rain continues. The flood warning has been extended to allow additional drainage time. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of western Kentucky, including the following counties, Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman. * WHEN...Until noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 846 PM CST, Some lingering flooding from
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Flood Warning issued February 16 at 8:45PM CST until February 17 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Paducah KY

Flooding caused by recent heavy rain continues. The flood warning has been extended to allow additional drainage time. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of western Kentucky, including the following counties, Calloway, Graves, Marshall, and McCracken. * WHEN...Until noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 841 PM CST, Some lingering flooding from recent heavy rains warrants an extension of the areal flood warning
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Flood Warning issued February 16 at 8:24PM CST by NWS Paducah KY

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Missouri...Kentucky... Ohio River at Cairo, Paducah, Olmsted Lock and Dam, and Smithland Dam. .Recent heavy rains will continue draining into and causing the Ohio River to rise. It is already in flood or forecast to soon exceed flood stage at Cairo, Paducah, Olmsted, and Smithland. For the Ohio River...including Smithland Dam, Paducah, Olmsted Lock and Dam, Cairo...Moderate to Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ohio River at Paducah. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 43.0 feet, Moderate flooding occurs affecting several small
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Winter Storm Watch issued February 16 at 1:57PM CST until February 19 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Paducah KY

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 9 inches possible. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning, Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dangerous cold temperatures will follow after snow ends. Low temperatures in the teens Wednesday morning and single digits Thursday morning will cause wind chills to drop below zero. The greatest impacts from the extreme
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Flood Warning issued February 16 at 11:40AM CST by NWS Paducah KY

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...Kentucky...Missouri...Indiana... Ohio River at Cairo affecting Hickman, Carlisle, Ballard, Mississippi, Pulaski, Fulton and Alexander Counties. Ohio River at Golconda affecting Pope, Crittenden, Hardin and Livingston Counties. Ohio River at Owensboro affecting Daviess and Spencer Counties. Ohio River at Evansville affecting Daviess, Warrick, Posey, Vanderburgh and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kentucky...Indiana...Illinois... Ohio River near Henderson affecting Henderson, Posey and Vanderburgh Counties. Ohio River at Paducah affecting Massac, Pope, McCracken and Livingston Counties. Ohio River at J.T. Myers Dam affecting Union and Posey Counties. Ohio
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Flood Warning issued February 16 at 12:41AM CST until February 16 at 7:00AM CST by NWS Paducah KY

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...Portions of western Kentucky, including the following counties, Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Marshall and McCracken and southeast Missouri, including the following counties, Mississippi and New Madrid. * WHEN...Until 700 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1235 AM CST, while the heaviest rain has come to an end, widespread flooding continues from heavy rain that fell on Saturday. County emergency management and law enforcement continue to
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Flash Flood Warning issued February 15 at 10:36PM CST until February 16 at 4:00AM CST by NWS Paducah KY

At 1036 PM CST, emergency management reported flash flooding across the warned area. While the heaviest rain has come to an end, widespread flooding will continue for several more hours as runoff continues to force area rivers and streams higher. Numerous roads are either closed or impassable. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall of less than 1 inch is expected in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring and will eventually transition to overland flooding. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways
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Flash Flood Warning issued February 15 at 10:12PM CST until February 16 at 4:00AM CST by NWS Paducah KY

At 1012 PM CST, emergency management reported flash flooding across the warned area. While the heaviest rain has come to an end, widespread flooding will continue for several more hours as runoff continues to force area rivers and streams higher. Numerous roads are either closed or impassable. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall up to 1 inch is possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring and will eventually transition to overland flooding. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams