{"id":1462,"date":"2009-05-04T05:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-03T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.kyweathercenter.com\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2009-05-04T05:53:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-03T22:53:00","slug":"flooding-continues-in-eastern-ky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=1462","title":{"rendered":"Flooding Continues In Eastern Ky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Good Morning once again everyone. Flooding has been fairly widespread across southern and eastern Kentucky overnight into early this morning. We have received numerous reports of flooding and road closures. Here are a few of those&#8230;<BR><BR><BR>0720 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLASH FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 WSW PRESTONSBURG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.66N 82.83W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLOYD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; TRAINED SPOTTER<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LOW LYING AREAS AROUND MIDDLE CREEK ARE FLOODED BETWEEN<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MILE MARKERS 7 AND 10. A FEW MOBILE HOMES ARE SURROUNDED<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AND ROADWAYS ARE COVERED IN LOW SPOTS.<BR><BR>0322 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 S WILLIAMSBURG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36.69N 84.17W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WHITLEY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW ENFORCEMENT<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WATER ACROSS LITTLE WOLFE CREEK RD.<BR><BR>AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLASH FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SALYERSVILLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.75N 83.06W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MAGOFFIN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; CO-OP OBSERVER<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WATER IS RUNNING OVER ROUTE 40 EAST AND NUMEROUS OTHER<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ROADS AND IS ALSO IN THE CITY PARK.<BR><BR>0322 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BOONEVILLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.48N 83.68W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OWSLEY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW ENFORCEMENT<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER<BR><BR>0322 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ISLAND CITY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.37N 83.77W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OWSLEY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW ENFORCEMENT<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.<BR><BR>0322 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 W ANNVILLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.32N 83.98W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; JACKSON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW ENFORCEMENT<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WATER ACROSS HWY 290 AT HWY 30.<BR>0322 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLASH FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SALYERSVILLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.75N 83.06W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MAGOFFIN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW ENFORCEMENT<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED COUNTYWIDE&#8230;FALCON RD\/ RT 7\/<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MILLER FORK AT BEAR BRANCH\/ BURNING FORK AND MASH FORK.<BR><BR>0322 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLASH FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 W PRESTONSBURG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.67N 82.82W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLOYD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; EMERGENCY MNGR<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; WATER 2 TO 2 1\/2 FEET DEEP OVER HIGHWAY 1427. WATER<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RESCUE REQUIRED AFTER MOTORIST DROVE INTO HIGH WATER.<BR>0415 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLASH FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 N BAILEYS SWITCH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 36.93N 83.90W<BR>05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KNOX&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; LAW ENFORCEMENT<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY 229 CLOSED AT HORSE HOLLOW ROAD. OTHER ROADS CLOSED IN<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THE COUNTY INCLUDE WILTON SCHOOL ROAD AT OLD MOSELY<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ROAD&#8230; RAPPIER HOLLOW ROAD&#8230; WILSON BRANCH ROAD&#8230;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DOWIS CHAPEL ROAD&#8230; WILTON SCHOOL ROAD AT CHAPEL GROVE<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CHURCH.<BR><BR>Creeks and streams will begin to recede as the heaviest rains move away. However, some rivers will begin to quickly rise and the NWS has some FLOOD WARNINGS that are out for the Kentucky River&#8230;<BR><BR>THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED<BR>A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KENTUCKY&#8230;<BR><BR>&nbsp; THE KENTUCKY RIVER AT HEIDELBERG<BR>&nbsp; THE KENTUCKY RIVER NEAR RAVENNA<BR><BR>.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 2 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS CAUSED<BR>THE POINTS ON THE KENTUCKY RIVER TO RISE DRAMATICALLY. ALTHOUGH<BR>RAINFALL IS TAPERING OFF&#8230;EXPECT THE RIVER TO STEADILY RISE. THE<BR>FORECAST CREST AT HEIDELBURG IS EXPECTED AROUND 8 PM TONIGHT AT JUST<BR>UNDER 21.O FEET&#8230;WHILE THE CREST AT RAVENNA IS EXPECTED AROUND NOON<BR>ON TUESDAY AT 23.0 FEET.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED<BR>A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN KENTUCKY&#8230;<BR><BR>&nbsp; THE SOUTH FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT BOONEVILLE<BR><BR>.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 2 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS CAUSED<BR>THE SOUTH FORK OF THE KENTUCKY RIVER TO RISE RAPIDLY TO MINOR FLOOD<BR>STAGE. CURRENTLY&#8230;THE RIVER IS AT 26.5 FEET AND MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS<BR>28.0 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL WILL<BR>OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING.<BR><BR><BR>Keep us updated on what is going on where you live by posting any flood or rainfall reports. I will have more updatess as needed so check back. Take care.<BR><BR><STRONG>PREVIOUS DISCUSSION<BR><\/STRONG><BR>Good Monday morning everyone. The heavy rains showed up across the region late Sunday and those will continue into early today before finally moving out later today. These rains have caused high water problems in many areas across southern and eastern Kentucky. We have had numerous reports of road closures and some evacuations. <BR><BR>The current radar shows the movement of the heaviest rains&#8230;<BR><BR><IMG src=\"http:\/\/radblast-mi.wunderground.com\/cgi-bin\/radar\/WUNIDS_map?station=JKL&amp;brand=wui&amp;num=6&amp;delay=15&amp;type=N0R&amp;frame=0&amp;scale=1.000&amp;noclutter=0&amp;t=1241416591&amp;lat=0&amp;lon=0&amp;label=you&amp;showstorms=0&amp;map.x=400&amp;map.y=240&amp;centerx=400&amp;centery=240&amp;transx=0&amp;transy=0&amp;showlabels=1&amp;severe=0&amp;rainsnow=0&amp;lightning=0&amp;smooth=0\"><BR><BR>Now take a look at a rainfall estimate map that shows some very impressive totals&#8230;<BR><BR><IMG src=\"http:\/\/radblast-mi.wunderground.com\/cgi-bin\/radar\/WUNIDS_map?station=JKL&amp;brand=wui&amp;num=0&amp;delay=15&amp;type=NTP&amp;frame=0&amp;scale=1.000&amp;noclutter=0&amp;t=1241416679&amp;lat=0&amp;lon=0&amp;label=you&amp;showstorms=0&amp;map.x=400&amp;map.y=240&amp;centerx=400&amp;centery=240&amp;transx=0&amp;transy=0&amp;showlabels=1&amp;severe=0&amp;rainsnow=0&amp;lightning=0&amp;smooth=0\"><BR><BR>The areas of deepest red across southern Kentucky is 5&#8243;+ of rainfall. Whitley and McCreary counties appear to have picked up the heaviest rains. The good news is that the heavy rain will continue to push off to our east pretty quickly today. A few leftover showers will still be possible&#8230;<BR><BR><IMG class=radar_img_6x4 src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmSIRKY_.gif\" useMap=#largemap><BR><BR>This is a very active pattern we are back into now. It is one that will lead to several chances for showers and thunderstorms this week and some of the rain fall could be heavy. Look at what the NAM is trying to do for Wednesday into early Thursday&#8230;<BR><BR><BR><IMG src=\"http:\/\/www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov\/pmb\/nwprod\/analysis\/namer\/nam\/00\/images\/nam_p48_084s.gif\"><BR><BR>That&#8217;s Ugly! <BR><BR>Help us out by posting any flood reports you may have where you live. I will issue updates as needed and will be using twitter to give updates and warnings as well. That is in the top right hand corner of the blog or you can sign up to follow me.<BR><BR>Take care.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning once again everyone. Flooding has been fairly widespread across southern and eastern Kentucky overnight into early this morning. We have received numerous reports of flooding and road closures. Here are a few of those&#8230;0720 AM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLASH FLOOD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4 WSW PRESTONSBURG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 37.66N 82.83W05\/04\/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FLOYD&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; KY&nbsp;&nbsp; TRAINED SPOTTER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LOW LYING AREAS AROUND MIDDLE CREEK ARE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}