Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1018 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 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 will cause the river to rise.

For the OHIO RIVER...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 tomorrow morning.Tuesday morning
at 1100 AM CDT.

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1018 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW 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
    late tonight and continue rising to a crest of 40.2 feet
    Thursday evening.
  - 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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