NWS Louisville KYFL.W 0011June 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Butler, Muhlenberg and Ohio County, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a flood warning for Butler, Muhlenberg and Ohio County in Kentucky, which was in force until 5:00 p.m. local time on July 1. It was the 11th 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 37 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, Muhlenberg and Ohio County
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:09 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 a.m. CDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. CDT, July 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLMK FL.W 0011
- 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 Rochester. * WHEN...From late Monday night to Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 34.0 feet, Rochester Ferry stops operation. At 37.0 feet, Reeds and Rochester Ferries remain closed. KY 369 floods one mile north of Rochester. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:45 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 34.1 feet. - Bankfull stage is 34.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Tuesday morning to a crest of 37.3 feet Tuesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 37.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 37.3 feet on 02/13/2018. - 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.