WGUS43 KPAH 071408

FLWPAH



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Paducah KY

908 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025



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Ballard KY-Carlisle KY-Fulton KY-Graves KY-Hickman KY-McCracken

KY-Marshall KY-Mississippi MO-New Madrid MO-

908 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* WHERE...Portions of western Kentucky, including the following 

  counties, Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and 

  McCracken and southeast Missouri, including the following 

  counties, Mississippi and New Madrid.



* WHEN...Until 900 PM CDT Monday.



* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 

  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Significant 

  flooding remains on the Bayou de Chien, Mayfield Creek, Clarks 

  River, Obion Creek and other local tributaries.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 908 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to

    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

    shortly in the warned area. Between 13 and 14 inches of rain

    have fallen.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Paducah, Sikeston, Mayfield, Charleston, Benton,

    Portageville, East Prairie, New Madrid, Cairo, Calvert City,

    Fulton, Hickman, Clinton, Lilbourn, La Center, Bardwell,

    Wickliffe, Towosahgy State Historic Site, Big Oak Tree State

    Park and Lone Oak.





PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



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LAT...LON 3684 8968 3685 8953 3698 8928 3698 8913

      3700 8917 3701 8917 3716 8907 3722 8892

      3701 8848 3706 8834 3692 8818 3676 8811

      3675 8850 3651 8849 3651 8955 3635 8952

      3644 8971 3639 8997 3663 8996 3660 8968





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JGG