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Paducah - KY, US, National Weather Service

Ohio River at Newburgh Dam

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING... WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. WHERE...Ohio River at Newburgh Dam. WHEN...Until tomorrow evening. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 39.3 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 39.8 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to 35.1 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will rise to 35.9 feet early Tuesday afternoon. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 38.0 feet.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Kentucky...Illinois... Ohio River at Mount Vernon affecting Union, Vanderburgh, Posey and Henderson Counties. Ohio River at J.T. Myers Dam affecting Union and Posey Counties. Ohio River at Newburgh Dam affecting Vanderburgh, Spencer, Warrick, Daviess and Henderson Counties. Ohio River at Shawneetown affecting Union, Crittenden, Gallatin and Hardin Counties. .Recent heavy rain will cause minor flooding along portions of the Ohio River. For the Ohio River...including Owensboro, Newburgh Dam, Evansville, Henderson, Mount Vernon, J.T. Myers Dam, Shawneetown, Golconda, Smithland Dam, Paducah, Olmsted Lock and Dam, Cairo...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.