National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
WGUS83 KPAH 181553
FLSPAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KENTUCKY
1053 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...KENTUCKY...MISSOURI...

  OHIO RIVER AT GRAND CHAIN DAM AND CAIRO

.THE LOWER TWO POINTS ON THE OHIO RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...

NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW
CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED
FORECASTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/

&&

ILC127-153-KYC007-145-191953-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-130520T1500Z/
/GCTI2.2.ER.130420T2000Z.130509T1400Z.130520T0900Z.NO/
1053 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OHIO RIVER AT GRAND CHAIN DAM.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING
* AT  9:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 45.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 42.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON MONDAY MORNING.

$$

ILC003-153-KYC007-039-075-105-MOC133-191952-
/O.EXT.KPAH.FL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-130521T1800Z/
/CIRI2.2.ER.130419T1509Z.130510T1900Z.130521T1200Z.NO/
1053 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OHIO RIVER AT CAIRO.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* AT 10:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 45.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 40.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON TUESDAY MORNING.

$$