Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
731 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

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

  Green River at Woodbury affecting Warren and Butler Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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 Sunday afternoon at 145 PM CDT.

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KYC031-227-261845-
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/WDHK2.1.ER.240525T1701Z.240529T0600Z.240530T0750Z.NO/
731 PM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Green River at Woodbury.

* WHEN...Until Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, KY 403 at James McKinney Bridge floods.
  Water overflows lock wall.
  At 30.0 feet, Several county roads flood near Woodbury.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 26.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:00 PM CDT Saturday was 26.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 27.1 feet tomorrow morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening to 25.1
    feet Monday morning. It will rise above flood stage early
    Monday afternoon to 28.6 feet early Wednesday morning. It
    will then fall below flood stage again early Thursday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    29.8 feet on 03/05/2020.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3713 8641 3716 8665 3728 8680 3739 8678
      3728 8659 3724 8641


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MJ