Special Weather Statement from NWS Paducah

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
406 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

ILZ092>094-KYZ003>005-007>009-011-012-MOZ112-031400-
ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-LIVINGSTON-
MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-LYON-TRIGG-MISSISSIPPI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...
BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...
EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...CHARLESTON
406 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

...INCREASED RELEASES ON AREA LAKES...

DUE TO MAJOR AND EVEN RECORD FLOODING IN TENNESSEE...THROUGHOUT THE
CUMBERLAND AND TENNESEE RIVER VALLEYS...RELEASES OUT OF KENTUCKY AND
BARKLEY LAKES WILL INCREASE SHARPLY OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
RELEASES OUT OF BARKLEY DAM ARE EXPECTED TO RISE FROM 77,000 CUBIC
FEET PER SECOND /CFS/ TODAY TO AROUND 230,000 CFS BY MONDAY.
KENTUCKY DAM WILL INCREASE FROM 140,000 CFS TO AROUND 250,000 CFS BY
TOMORROW MORNING.

PERSONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OF THESE DAMS SHOULD PREPARE FOR
HIGHER WATER IMMEDIATELY.

SHARP RISES ON THE LOWER OHIO RIVER ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS A RESULT OF
THESE RELEASES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.