NWS Louisville KYFL.W 0010June 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Butler and Warren, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a flood warning for Butler and Warren in Kentucky, which was in force until 11:37 p.m. local time on June 30. It was the 10th river flood warning the NWS office in Louisville issued in 2026. Kentucky had 32 flood warnings in June 2026, against 6 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 42.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Louisville KY
- Area
- Butler and Warren
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:09 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
- In force from
- 5:00 a.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 11:37 p.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLMK FL.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Kentucky since 2008Every warning type in Kentucky
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Louisville KY has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kentucky... Green River near Mammoth Cave affecting Edmonson County. Green River at Woodbury affecting Warren and Butler Counties. Green River at Rochester affecting Muhlenberg, Ohio and Butler Counties. .Heavy rain from the past few days has caused the river to rise. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Green River at Woodbury. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, KY 403 at James McKinney Bridge floods. Water overflows lock wall. At 30.0 feet, Several county roads flood near Woodbury. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 16.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 24.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 28.4 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 28.5 feet on 02/05/2016. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
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 late tonight at 515 AM CDT.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.