Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
834 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kentucky...Indiana...

  Ohio River at Tell City affecting Hancock and Perry Counties.

.Heavy rain from the past few days will allow the river to continue
to rise over the next several days.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

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 afternoon at 300 PM
CDT.

&&

INC123-KYC091-182000-
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834 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Tell City.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 35.5 feet, Floodgates begin closing.
  At 38.0 feet, Indiana highway 66 floods between Derby and Magnet...
  Rome and Derby...and at Rocky Point.
  At 40.0 feet, Indiana highway 66 closes above Cannelton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 39.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:00 PM CDT Wednesday was 39.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 39.8
    feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
    stage Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 38.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    38.3 feet on 01/29/2019.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3783 8675 3794 8682 3806 8681 3794 8670


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CJP
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