Flood Warning

Flood Warning
National Weather Service Louisville KY
629 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

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

.Recent heavy rain will cause the river to rise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk.

The next statement will be issued by Wednesday afternoon at 100 PM
CDT.

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629 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Green River at Rochester.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 34.0 feet, Rochester Ferry stops operation.
  At 37.0 feet, Reeds and Rochester Ferries remain closed. KY 369
  floods one mile north of Rochester.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 36.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 34.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 38.1 feet Thursday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage late Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 37.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    38.1 feet on 03/12/1995.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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


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CG