Flood Warning – Harrison (Kentucky)

 ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
CLARK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEXINGTON…
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
JESSAMINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
MERCER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
NICHOLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN…
WOODFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT SATURDAY
* AT 417 PM EDT CALLS TO AREA EMERGENCY MANAGERS INDICATED THAT
SEVERAL URBAN AND COUNTY ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING FROM
EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. ALTHOUGH ONLY LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE AND
SHOULD END TONIGHT…ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FLOODED AND
IMPASSABLE IN SOME SPOTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEREFORE THE
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER…EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE RAINFALL EARLIER WILL CAUSE OR
CONTINUE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND HIGHWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES. COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO CONTINUED
FLOODING. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT…LON 3812 8407 3795 8397 3783 8403 3792 8428
3788 8443 3775 8456 3783 8471 3773 8472
3769 8503 3764 8505 3763 8528 3771 8540
3790 8515 3835 8493 3835 8475 3855 8448
3858 8421 3849 8416 3843 8394 3833 8383
TIME…MOT…LOC 2017Z 180DEG 0KT 3814 8446
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