Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Louisville, KY

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
809 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

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

  Licking River at Blue Licks Spring affecting Nicholas and
  Robertson Counties.

.Heavy rain from the past couple of days will cause the river to
rise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

The next statement will be issued by Saturday afternoon at noon EST.

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809 PM EST Fri Feb 7 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Licking River at Blue Licks Spring.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Cropland flooding begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM EST Friday 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 EST Friday was 28.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 26.8 feet just after
    midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage early
    tomorrow afternoon to 15.8 feet early Tuesday morning. It
    will rise to 15.9 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall
    again and remain below flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    26.3 feet on 06/18/2019.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3828 8387 3847 8417 3857 8426 3858 8413
      3848 8401 3835 8379


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MJ