Summary of Oct 29-30 rain event

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1029 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009

...UNOFFICIAL 2-DAY STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE QUAD STATE AREA...

THE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT
THURSDAY AND MUCH OF FRIDAY...BROUGHT WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS VARIED FROM JUST UNDER AN INCH...TO
WELL OVER 4 INCHES. BELOW ARE UNOFFICIAL 2-DAY STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS.

AIRPORTS
CAPE GIRARDEAU  2.10  CARBONDALE      1.84  EVANSVILLE     1.36
PADUCAH         1.94  POPLAR BLUFF    3.23  OWENSBORO      0.89

KENTUCKY COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...
BARKLEY DAM     1.99  CADIZ           1.43  COBB           1.33
DAWSON SPRINGS  1.27  DIXON           1.52  GREEN RVR PWR  1.10
HENDERSON       1.47  HOPKINSVILLE    1.27  MARION         1.67
OWENSBORO       1.19  PARADISE        1.42  PROVIDENCE     1.56

KENTUCKY AUTOMATED GAGES...
BARKLEY DAM     1.37  CALHOUN/LOCK 2  1.00  CADIZ          0.96
CANTON          1.42  COBB            1.28  HOPKINSVILLE   1.47
LBL RAWS        1.77  PADUCAH (RVR)   1.27  PRINCETON      1.60

INDIANA COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...
MOUNT VERNON    1.31  NEWBURGH L/D    1.43  PETERSBURG     1.38
STENDAL         1.23

INDIANA AUTOMATIC GAGES...
EVANSVILLE      1.40

ILLINOIS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...
BROOKPORT/52    1.98  GRAND CHAIN/53  1.57  GRAYVILLE       1.10
MOUNT VERNON    1.34  PINCKNEYVILLE   2.22  SHAWNEETOWN     1.35

ILLINOIS AUTOMATIC GAGES...
BIG MUDDY SUB   1.52  BONNIE          1.04  CAIRO (RIVER)   1.98
CARMI(MAIN ST)  1.23  CASEY FORK      1.11  CRAB ORCHARD    0.97
GRAND TOWER     1.29  MOUNT CARMEL    1.06  MOUNT VERNON    1.56
MURPHYSBORO     2.19  PLUMFIELD       1.45  REND LAKE       1.66
WALTONVILLE     1.49  WAYNE CITY      0.78

MISSOURI COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...
CLEARWATER DAM  3.99  DONIPHAN        4.33  JACKSON         3.15
MARBLE HILL     3.27  NEW MADRID      3.27  PERRYVILLE      2.29
QULIN           3.55  WILLIAMSVILLE   3.56  ZALMA           3.25

MISSOURI AUTOMATED GAGES...
BIRDS POINT     2.18  CAPE GIRARDEAU  1.84  COMMERCE        1.34
FISK            3.79  MENFRO          2.35  GREENVILLE      3.22
MOCASSIN SPR    4.10  PATTERSON       4.10  PRICE LANDING   1.59
POPLAR BLUFF    3.02  VAN BUREN       4.57  WAPPAPELLO DAM  2.59

THIS DATA WAS FURNISHED BY THE COOPERATION OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE...THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS...AND THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THIS DATA MAY CONTAIN ERRORS AND SHOULD
BE USED WITH CAUTION.

Monthly rainfall totals for October (with no rain expected today) are...

Poplar Bluff - 13.23 in.
Paducah - 10.55 in.
Cape Girardeau - 10.38 in.
Carbondale - 9.80 in.
Evansville - 8.21 in.


PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
418 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0816 AM     FLOOD            GATEWOOD                36.56N 91.07W
10/30/2009                   RIPLEY             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RT 142 W AT GATEWOOD IS CLOSED.

0816 AM     FLOOD            9 N DONIPHAN            36.75N 90.82W
10/30/2009                   RIPLEY             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RT NN AT LITTLE BLACK BRIDGE IS CLOSED.

0821 AM     FLOOD            POPLAR BLUFF            36.76N 90.41W
10/30/2009                   BUTLER             MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER, SEVERAL WATER RESCUES

0830 AM     FLOOD            3 W GRASSY              37.25N 90.19W
10/30/2009                   BOLLINGER          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING ON A FEW EVACUATIONS ALONG
            THE CASTOR RIVER IN THE TWIN BRIDGES AREA.

0830 AM     FLOOD            ZALMA                   37.14N 90.08W
10/30/2009                   BOLLINGER          MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING ON A FEW EVACUATIONS IN THE
            APRIL HILLS SUBDIVISION

0830 AM     FLOOD            GREENVILLE              37.13N 90.45W
10/30/2009                   WAYNE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER IS COVERING HWY 34 IN SEVERAL AREAS

0850 AM     FLOOD            DEXTER                  36.79N 89.96W
10/30/2009                   STODDARD           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS ROADS WITH WATER OVER THEM. HIGH WATER SIGNS
            BEING POSTED.

0850 AM     FLOOD            CAPE GIRARDEAU          37.31N 89.55W
10/30/2009                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CAPE LA CROIX CREEK NEAR ARENA PARK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS.

0913 AM     FLOOD            EAST PRAIRIE            36.78N 89.38W
10/30/2009                   MISSISSIPPI        MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL STREETS ARE FLOODED IN EAST PRAIRIE.

0915 AM     FLOOD            PERKINS                 37.09N 89.78W
10/30/2009                   SCOTT              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER THE ROAD AT HWY PP AND HWY W IN PERKINS.

0915 AM     FLOOD            SCOTT CITY              37.22N 89.53W
10/30/2009                   SCOTT              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HWY M BETWEEN CHAFFEE AND SCOTT
            CITY.

1230 PM     FLOOD            CAPE GIRARDEAU          37.31N 89.55W
10/30/2009                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LATE REPORT. SWIFT WATER RESCUE...INDIVIDUAL DROVE INTO
            FLOOD COUNTY ROAD 141 WITH WAIST DEEP WATER. INDIVIDUAL
            WAS IN VEHICLE FOR NEARLY ONE HALF HOUR BEFORE PASSER-BY
            NOTICED THE VEHICLE.

1231 PM     FLOOD            HICKMAN                 36.56N 89.19W
10/30/2009                   FULTON             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE STATE TRANSPORTAION DEPT HAS POSTED WATER-OVER-ROAD
            SIGNS ALONG HIGHWAY 94 WEST OF HICKMAN AND HIGHWAY 1907
            NE OF CAYCE.

0218 PM     FLOOD            HICKMAN                 36.56N 89.19W
10/30/2009                   FULTON             KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 94 WEST OF TOWN IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN
            MILE MARKER 9 AND 10.

1025 PM     FLOOD            6 W GORDONVILLE         37.31N 89.78W
10/30/2009                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WHITEWATER RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS ALONG COUNTY ROAD 379.
            VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH WATER AND STALLED. FEMALE OCCUPANT
            RESCUED BY FIREFIGHTERS ON FOOT. NO INJURIES.


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