…The National Weather Service in Louisville KY has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Kentucky…
Green River at Rochester affecting Ohio, Butler and Muhlenberg
Counties.
.Heavy rain from the past two days will cause the river to rise.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Green River at Rochester.
* WHEN…From late tonight to Tuesday evening.
* 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 6:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 36.8 feet.
– Bankfull stage is 34.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 37.2 feet early
Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early
Tuesday afternoon.
– Flood stage is 37.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
37.2 feet on 02/24/2015.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
