River Levels in Kentucky are Predicted to Stay High for Several Weeks
According to the Ohio River Forecast Center, around 8 a.m. on Monday, the Kentucky River at the Frankfort Lock is predicted to rise to 49.5 feet. The existing record of 48.7 feet set in 1978 will be broken if the river reaches that level.
Given that the city’s water storage tanks are now complete, the Frankfort Plant Board requested on Sunday morning that citizens use water only for necessities. They promise to notify the neighborhood when water use may return to normal.
Frankfort Mayor Layne Wilkerson stated in a video uploaded to the Franklin County Fiscal Court’s Facebook page that they are closely monitoring updates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service.
Wilkerson urged everyone to treat this seriously. “Here, we can’t take anything for granted.” Residents in flood-prone locations are urged by Wilkerson to prepare for evacuation and to leave as quickly as possible. Photographer Ben Childers’s drone footage demonstrates the depth of the flooding in the Frankfort region.
Similar circumstances apply at Camp Nelson, which rose to 46.87 feet on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. According to the prediction, floods will begin to recede but remain over the significant flood threshold until around 8:00 p.m. on Monday. In 2010, the Kentucky River near Camp Nelson set a new record of 46.8 feet.
According to a tweet made by Garrard County EMA/CSEPP on Sunday morning, the Camp Nelson RV Park was evacuated because of the Kentucky River’s rising flood levels. Residents in Garrard County are urged to abide by all government directives.
