Headline:
Flood Warning issued December 18 at 1:31PM CST until December 21 at 9:14PM 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 Woodbury.
* WHEN...From this evening to late Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, KY 403 at James McKinney Bridge floods.
Water overflows lock wall.
At 30.0 feet, Several county roads flood near Woodbury.
At 32.0 feet, Low spots on North and South Church Streets in
Woodbury flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:00 PM CST Wednesday the stage was 23.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
this evening to a crest of 30.5 feet tomorrow evening. It
will then fall below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
30.4 feet on 12/03/2019.
- 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; Warren, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Louisville KY