THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 3:00 PM.
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
ANOTHER BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA.
BACKWATER FROM SOME OF THE RIVERS HAVE ALREADY CLOSED ROADS IN PARTS OF THE AREA. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RIVER LEVELS…DRAINAGE MAY BE SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY IN SOME AREAS.
TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
ROADS THAT ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER, INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: BENTON-BIRMINGHAM ROAD
KY 358 IN MCCRACKEN COUNTY
KY 855 IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY
KY 1943 IN LYON COUNTY