Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Paducah, KY
Areas Affected: Gallatin, IL; Hardin, IL; Crittenden, KY; Union, KY
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 11:58am CDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 11:58am CDT
Alert Expires: Friday 2:00pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 11:58am CDT
Event Ends: Sunday 10:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Paducah KY
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kentucky...Indiana...Illinois... Ohio River at Mount Vernon Ohio River at J.T. Myers Dam Ohio River at Shawneetown .The Ohio River will continue to fall to below flood stage at all sites through this weekend. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ohio River at Shawneetown. * WHEN...Until late Sunday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 36.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 33.0 feet.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b7db55dc77d1a25ae6b0c1034ff2dfa9fa14d6b9.003.1 Codes: ILC059, ILC069, KYC055, KYC225 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b7db55dc77d1a25ae6b0c1034ff2dfa9fa14d6b9.003.1