...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...KENTUCKY...MISSOURI...


OHIO RIVER AT SHAWNEETOWN...PADUCAH...OLMSTED LOCK AND DAM...AND
CAIRO

.MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE LOWER OHIO RIVER. THE
RIVER IS CRESTING OR HAS BEGUN A SLOW FALL AT PLACES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...

NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW
CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED
FORECASTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/

&&

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT  6:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 40.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 39.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST TONIGHT NEAR 40.9 FEET, THEN
BEGIN TO FALL. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 39.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AFFECTING MAINLY
BOTTOMLAND AND SURROUNDING LOW LYING AREAS.

&&

A CLIPPER-TYPE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AS A RESULT, SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI, WESTERNMOST KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS. IMPACTS
TO TRAVEL IN THIS AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL, IF ANY.