985
WGUS83 KPAH 290315
FLSPAH
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1015 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...KENTUCKY...
OHIO RIVER AT SHAWNEETOWN.
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED THE OHIO RIVER TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE AT SHAWNEETOWN.
FOR THE OHIO RIVER...INCLUDING SHAWNEETOWN...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ILC059-069-KYC055-225-300515-
/O.CON.KPAH.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260601T0600Z/
/SHNI2.1.ER.260529T0305Z.260530T0000Z.260601T0000Z.NO/
1015 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...OHIO RIVER AT SHAWNEETOWN.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 33.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AFFECTING MAINLY
BOTTOMLAND AND SURROUNDING LOW LYING AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 33.7
FEET TOMORROW EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SUNDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 33.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 3778 8811 3773 8800 3757 8800 3753 8818
3771 8821
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