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We’ll be wishing for more of this rain when July and August are here :(
The warnings below are for our area here in Southwestern Indiana, from April 2011: rain, flooding, more rain, more flooding, even more rain, and even more flooding. Enough with the rain! (Why couldn’t it have been snow?)
The ironic bit is, when July and August roll around, we’ll be wishing we could have some of this rain back…
So for posterity, these warnings below are taken from Accuweather.com as of 9:30am CDT on 30-April-2011:
in effect until Sunday, May 1, 9:00 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR… ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI…SOUTHERN ILLINOIS… SOUTHWEST INDIANA…AND WESTERN KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT SUNDAY.
* DESPITE RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVING DEPARTED…HISTORIC FLOODING IS WIDESPREAD AND CONTINUES…SO THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REISSUED AND EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS HAVE OR WILL CONTINUE TO CREST THIS WEEKEND. MANY AREAS ARE AND WILL REMAIN FLOODED…EVEN WITH THE DRY WEATHER FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS INCLUDES ROADS THAT ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. EARTHEN LEVEES AND DAMS WILL REMAIN STRESSED ACROSS THE AREA. MANY HOMES IMPACTED BY THE FLOOD WATERS WILL STILL REMAIN FLOODED.
IN ADDITION…MORE RAINFALL WILL ENTER THE FORECAST LATE THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY TIME FRAME. IF THIS DOES NOT CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING…IT WILL AT LEAST SLOW THE RECESSION OF CRESTS AND HIGH WATERS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED…ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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in effect until Monday, May 9, 5:00 AM
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHIO RIVER AT NEWBURGH DAM. * UNTIL MONDAY MAY 09. * AT 9 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 49.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 38.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 49.1 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT…AT 48.0 FEET…WATER COMES OVER PART OF IN 66 ABOUT 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE LOCK AND DAM.
in effect until Sunday, May 8, 1:45 PM
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHIO RIVER AT EVANSVILLE. * UNTIL SUNDAY MAY 08. * AT 9 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 46.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 42.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST…THE RIVER IS CRESTING AT THIS TIME AND WILL MAINTAIN THIS LEVEL UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT…AT 45.0 FEET…MANY COUNTY ROADS ARE FLOODED AND SOME ARE IMPASSABLE.
in effect until Monday, May 2, 7:00 PM
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI…SOUTHERN ILLINOIS…SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY…
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IS FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-64 CORRIDOR…TO AS HIGH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
* GIVEN THE ONGOING WIDESPREAD AND HIGH IMPACT FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA…ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL ONLY CAUSE FLOODING TO RETURN…OR WORSEN IN THOSE AREAS ALREADY IMPACTED.
* THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN WITH THIS UPCOMING EVENT…WITH RESPECT TO AREAL FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING…IS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI…THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS AND MUCH OF WESTERN KENTUCKY…OR GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI TO VIENNA ILLINOIS TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST WITH RESPECT TO ONGOING AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
WE URGE RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THEIR REQUESTS TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A WATER COVERED ROAD. YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK. KEEP CHILDREN SAFE…AND AWAY FROM STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND OTHER HIGH WATER AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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in effect until Saturday, Apr 30, 6:00 PM
…LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING…BECOMING GUSTY BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL LET UP BY EVENING.
* SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
* ANYONE PLANNING TO BE OUT ON AREA WATERWAYS TODAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND PREPARE FOR ROUGH WAVE CONDITIONS… ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALL WATER CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.