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Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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WGUS43 KLMK 121531
FLWLMK
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY
1131 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

...The National Weather Service in Louisville KY has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kentucky...

  Green River at Rochester

affecting the following counties in Kentucky...Butler...Muhlenberg...
Ohio.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Safety Message...Never attempt to cross any flooding roads. This is
especially dangerous at night. Continue to monitor NOAA Weather radio
or commercial broadcasts for further information. If you are affected
by these crests take any necessary precautions.

Additional information is available at
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lmk.

The next statement will be issued Monday late morning.

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KYC031-177-183-131531-
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/RCHK2.1.ER.130513T0600Z.130513T1200Z.130514T0600Z.NO/
1131 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2013

The National Weather Service in Louisville KY has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Green River at Rochester.
* from late tonight to Tuesday morning.
* At  7:00 AM Sunday the stage was 16.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by after midnight Monday and
  continue to rise to near 17.1 feet by Monday morning. The river
  will fall below flood stage by early Tuesday morning.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet...Reeds and Rochester Ferries are shut down.
  KY 369 floods one mile north of Rochester.
* Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.0
  feet on Jan 24 2010.

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LAT...LON 3739 8678 3727 8697 3718 8690 3728 8680


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