NWS Paducah KYFL.W 0015May 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Gallatin, Hardin, Crittenden and 1 more, IL and KY
The National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a flood warning for Gallatin, Hardin, Crittenden and 1 more in Illinois, Kentucky, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on June 1. It was the 15th river flood warning the NWS office in Paducah issued in 2026. Illinois had 16 flood warnings in May 2026, against 55 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Illinois's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Paducah KY
- Area
- Gallatin, Hardin, Crittenden and 1 more
- State
- Illinois
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:31 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, June 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPAH FL.W 0015
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Illinois since 2008Every warning type in Illinois
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Paducah KY has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kentucky...Illinois... Ohio River at Shawneetown. .Recent heavy rainfall will cause the Ohio River to rise above flood stage at Shawneetown later today. For the Ohio River...including Shawneetown...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ohio River at Shawneetown. * WHEN...From this evening to early Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 33.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs affecting mainly bottomland and surrounding low lying areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 32.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 33.7 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 33.0 feet.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.