Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: 5 Miles SSW Oakland KY

Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
847 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025

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

  Green River near Mammoth Cave affecting Edmonson County.

  Green River at Woodbury affecting Butler and Warren Counties.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Kentucky...

  Green River at Rochester affecting Ohio, Muhlenberg and Butler
  Counties.

.Heavy rain from the past weekend has caused the river to rise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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 Tuesday afternoon at 100 PM CDT.

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KYC031-227-181800-
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/WDHK2.1.ER.250316T1651Z.250318T1200Z.250320T2248Z.NO/
847 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Green River at Woodbury.

* WHEN...Until late Thursday evening.

* 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.
  At 32.0 feet, Low spots on North and South Church Streets in
  Woodbury flood.
  At 33.0 feet, Old Ferry River Road in Aberdeen floods.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 31.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 PM CDT Monday was 31.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 32.0
    feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
    Thursday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    32.0 feet on 02/07/2014.
  - 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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CG