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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Paducah, KY

    FLOOD WARNING  

Henderson County, KY; Union County, KY

Flood Warning issued March 11 at 11:04AM CDT until March 13 at 8:30AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING

Areas Affected: Posey, IN; Vanderburgh, IN; Henderson, KY; Union, KY

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:04am CDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:04am CDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 1:15pm CDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 11:04am CDT

Event Ends: Friday 8:30am CDT

Issued by: NWS Paducah KY

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...
Kentucky...Illinois...

Ohio River at Mount Vernon affecting Union, Vanderburgh, Posey
and Henderson Counties.

Ohio River at J.T. Myers Dam affecting Union and Posey Counties.

Ohio River at Newburgh Dam affecting Vanderburgh, Spencer,
Warrick, Daviess and Henderson Counties.

Ohio River at Shawneetown affecting Union, Crittenden, Gallatin
and Hardin Counties.

.Recent heavy rain will cause minor flooding along portions of the
Ohio River.

For the Ohio River...including Owensboro, Newburgh Dam, Evansville,
Henderson, Mount Vernon, J.T. Myers Dam, Shawneetown, Golconda,
Smithland Dam, Paducah, Olmsted Lock and Dam, Cairo...Minor flooding
is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Mount Vernon.

* WHEN...Until Friday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 36.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 36.8 feet this afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning to
31.7 feet early Monday afternoon. It will rise to 31.8 feet
Tuesday evening. It will then fall again and remain below
flood stage.
- Flood stage is 35.0 feet.

Information: 
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Meta data: 
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Codes: KYC101, KYC225
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3464b2934ad102b318bf1875adaa988d77f5cd0a.001.1