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Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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WGUS83 KLMK 201543
FLSLMK

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1043 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

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

  Ohio River at Tell City affecting Hancock and Perry Counties.

.Heavy rain from the past week has caused the river to rise into
minor flood stage.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk.

The next statement will be issued by this eveningthis evening at 700
PM CDT.

&&

INC123-KYC091-210000-
/O.EXT.KLMK.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240421T0000Z/
/TELI3.1.ER.240416T0726Z.240419T1100Z.240420T1506Z.UU/
1043 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Tell City.

* WHEN...Until late this 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 5:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 38.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 5:45 AM CDT Saturday was 39.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 20.0 feet
    Thursday 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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