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Weather Forecast Office Paducah, KY Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
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Current River at Van Buren Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 3.76 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 3.76 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 3.76 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Highest Observation: 3.76 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:31PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:46PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:01PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:16PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:31AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:46AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:01AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:16AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:46PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:01PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:16PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:31PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:46PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:01PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:16PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:31PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.71 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.72 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 4 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 4.3 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 5.1 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2013Highest Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 5 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.7 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.5 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.4 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 4.2 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 4.1 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 4 ft 1:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00AM May 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesVNBM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:31AM May 22, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 9:55AM May 21)Latest observed value: 3.72 ft at 4:30 AM CDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Current River at Van Buren are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:27
Moderate Flood Stage:23
Flood Stage:20
Action Stage:10

Historical Crests
(1) 29.00 ft on 03/26/1904
(2) 27.39 ft on 11/15/1993
(3) 26.53 ft on 11/19/1985
(4) 25.90 ft on 08/21/1915
(5) 25.71 ft on 03/20/2008
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.32 ft on 09/14/2005
(2) 1.35 ft on 08/06/2005
(3) 1.53 ft on 08/09/1977
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
29 This flood will exceed the highest stage on record. Large amounts of property damage can be expected. Evacuation of many homes and businesses becomes necessary. The courthouse yard floods.
27.5 The library begins to flood.
23 Some flooding in low sections in town begins.
20 Minor flooding occurs affecting mainly bottomland and surrounding low lying areas.
14.5 Water flows over Spring Branch Bridge.
9 Water overflows the boat access at Big Springs.
Photos
(1) Highway 60 Bridge
(2) Gaging Equipment
(3) Current River Upstream
(4) Current River Downstream
(5) Lodge on Downstream Right Bank
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Latitude: 36.991389° N, Longitude: 91.013611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 442.78 ft 462.78 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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