Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Bowling Green, KY ∙ Woodbury, KY ∙ Plum Springs, KY ∙ Bowling Green Warren County Airport, KY ∙ Richardsville, KY

Headline

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kentucky...
Barren River at Bowling Green affecting Warren County.
.Heavy rain from the past few days has caused the river to rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk.
The next statement will be issued by Tuesday morning at 1015 AM CST.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Louisville KY 1143 AM CST Mon Feb 17 2025 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kentucky... Barren River at Bowling Green affecting Warren County. .Heavy rain from the past few days has caused the river to rise. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk. The next statement will be issued by Tuesday morning at 1015 AM CST. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Barren River at Bowling Green. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 30.0 feet, Boat Landing Road is impassable. At 34.0 feet, Most of Beech Bend Park floods. At 36.0 feet, Several homes along river begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 AM CST Monday the stage was 37.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 25.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:45 AM CST Monday was 39.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late tonight and continue falling to 12.1 feet Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 28.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 37.2 feet on 05/08/1984. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3685 8616 3696 8646 3720 8671 3718 8653 3706 8638 3696 8611

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