Headline:
Flood Warning issued December 18 at 1:31PM CST until December 23 at 1:43AM CST by NWS Louisville KY
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 18, 2024 - 11:31am
Expires:
December 19, 2024 - 9:15am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Louisville KY has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kentucky...
Green River at Woodbury affecting Warren and Butler Counties.
Green River at Rochester affecting Muhlenberg, Butler and Ohio
Counties.
.Recent heavy rain will cause the river to rise.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Green River at Rochester.
* WHEN...From late tonight to early Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 34.0 feet, Rochester Ferry stops operation.
At 37.0 feet, Reeds and Rochester Ferries remain closed. KY 369
floods one mile north of Rochester.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:45 PM CST Wednesday the stage was 36.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 34.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 39.5 feet Friday
evening. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 37.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
39.6 feet on 12/08/2011.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk.
The next statement will be issued by Thursday morning at 1115 AM CST.
Area Description:
Butler, KY; Muhlenberg, KY; Ohio, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Louisville KY