Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY
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WGUS83 KLMK 111437
FLSLMK
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
937 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Kentucky...
Green River near Mammoth Cave affecting Edmonson County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 this afternoon at 400 PM CDT.
&&
KYC061-112100-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240511T2100Z/
/MMCK2.1.ER.240510T0124Z.240510T2345Z.240511T1823Z.UU/
937 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Green River near Mammoth Cave.
* WHEN...Until late this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Green River Ferry closes to RV and trailer
traffic due to high water. Heavy loads will be at the judgment of
the ferry operator considering the 12 ton load limit of ferry.
Backcountry camping on the Green River floodplain is prohibited.
At 20.1 feet, Launching of paddle craft is prohibited.
At 32.0 feet, Green River Ferry closes to all traffic due to high
water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 34.0 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:00 AM CDT Saturday was 36.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this afternoon and continue falling to 18.0 feet Thursday
morning.
- Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
34.6 feet on 02/12/2018.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3719 8604 3715 8611 3713 8641 3724 8641
3724 8617 3728 8610
$$
MJ