Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
390 WGUS83 KPAH 261639 FLSPAH Flood Advisory National Weather Service Paducah KY 1139 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ILC069-151-KYC033-055-107-139-143-225-233-262045- /O.NEW.KPAH.FA.Y.0065.240526T1639Z-240526T2045Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Hardin IL-Pope IL-Caldwell KY-Crittenden KY-Hopkins KY-Livingston KY-Lyon KY-Union KY-Webster KY- 1139 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, including the following counties, Hardin and Pope and western Kentucky, including the following counties, Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Union and Webster. * WHEN...Until 345 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1139 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Princeton, Marion, Dawson Springs, Eddyville, Sturgis, Land Between The Lakes Area, Rosiclare, Golconda, Creswell, Farmersville, Joy, Burna, Olney, Kuttawa, Fredonia, Cave-in- Rock, Elizabethtown, Carrsville, Fryer and Gross. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3738 8853 3742 8842 3760 8841 3760 8818 3757 8815 3756 8802 3739 8781 3734 8783 3715 8768 3701 8772 3698 8810 3729 8818 3723 8852 $$ DW