Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
731 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

  Ohio River at Tell City affecting Hancock and Perry Counties.

.Heavy rain from the past week will cause the river to rise.

For the OHIO RIVER...including Clifty Creek, McAlpine Upper,
McAlpine Lower, Cannelton Lock and Dam, Tell City...Minor flooding
is forecast.

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 later this morning. late tonight
at 145 AM CDT.

&&

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731 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Ohio River at Tell City.

* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.

* 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 6:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 37.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 30.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue rising to 40.0 feet
    early Thursday afternoon. Additional rises are possible
    thereafter.
  - 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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