Flood Warning in Powell County, Kentucky
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
2/17/2023 11:21:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
2/17/2023 11:21:00 PM until 2/18/2023 10:00:00 PM
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
The next statement will be issued by 1 pm est Saturday.
The Flood Warning continues for the following river in Kentucky...
Red River at Clay City affecting Estill and Powell Counties.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Red River at Clay City.
* WHEN...Until late Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Several roads
are impassable in and around Clay City. Some homes are flooded in
low lying areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 PM EST Friday the stage was 21.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 PM EST Friday was 21.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday evening and continue falling to 5.3 feet Wednesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
21.1 feet on 02/25/2019.
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