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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of western Kentucky, including the following counties, Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and McCracken and southeast Missouri, including the following county, Mississippi.
* WHEN...Until 1000 AM CDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 941 PM CDT, emergency management reported that numerous state and county roads across the warned area remain closed due to high water.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include... Paducah, Mayfield, Charleston, Benton, East Prairie, Cairo, Calvert City, Fulton, Hickman, Clinton, La Center, Bardwell, Wickliffe, Lone Oak, Reidland, Towosahgy State Historic Site, Big Oak Tree State Park, Barlow, Wyatt and Anniston.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois...Kentucky...Missouri...
Ohio River at Smithland Dam, Paducah, Olmsted Lock and Dam and Cairo.
.River levels continue to rise along the Ohio from Smithland Dam downstream to Paducah. Crests in minor to major flood stage are forecast. At Smithland Dam and Paducah, the river will crest around Thursday, April 17. At Olmsted Lock and Dam, the river has just crested and at Cairo, the river is cresting.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ohio River at Paducah.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 47.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 48.0 feet early Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 39.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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