Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1139 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

ILC069-151-KYC033-055-107-139-143-225-233-262045-
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/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.

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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


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