Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Kentucky...Illinois...Indiana...
Ohio River at Shawneetown affecting Hardin, Union, Gallatin and
Crittenden Counties.
Ohio River at J.T. Myers Dam affecting Posey and Union Counties.
Ohio River at Mount Vernon affecting Posey, Union, Vanderburgh
and Henderson Counties.
.A few days of above normal rainfall will continue to lead to
significant rises on the Ohio River.
For the Ohio River...including Owensboro, Newburgh Dam, Evansville,
Henderson, Mount Vernon, J.T. Myers Dam, Shawneetown, Golconda,
Smithland Dam, Paducah, Olmsted Lock and Dam, Cairo...Minor flooding
is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 07...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Ohio River at Shawneetown.
* WHEN...From Monday evening to Wednesday, February 07.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CST Sunday the stage was 28.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 33.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening to a crest of 38.1 feet Friday evening.
It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday, February 07.
- Flood stage is 33.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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