Flash Flood Warning for McCracken, KY
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- McCracken
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What is happening
FFWPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... McCracken County in western Kentucky... * Until 915 AM CDT. * At 319 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
FFWPAH The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... McCracken County in western Kentucky... * Until 915 AM CDT. * At 319 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Paducah, Lone Oak, Reidland, West Paducah and Barkley Regional Airport.
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- Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 3:19AM CDT until August 20 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Paducah KY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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