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Flood — Carlisle, KY

Feb 10, 2019

Moderate to major river flooding developed during the month. After a wet January, the active weather pattern continued into February. Frequent moderate to heavy rain events continued pushing not only the monthly and seasonal precipitation totals higher but also the rivers. The winter of 2018-19 ended up being the fourth wettest winter on record at Paducah, where records go back to 1937. February was the second wettest February on record at Paducah. The monthly rainfall total at Paducah was 10.42

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 803112). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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