FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – Multiple portions of the Kentucky River are expected to reach record-breaking flood levels.
FRANKFORT:
The Ohio River Forecast Center says the Kentucky River at the Frankfort Lock is expected to reach 49.5 feet around 8 a.m. Monday. If the river reaches that level, it will break the current record of 48.7 feet in 1978.
Sunday morning, the Frankfort Plant Board asked residents to limit water usage to only essential usage, saying that the city’s water storage tanks are currently full. They say they will let the community know when water usage can go back to normal.
In a video posted to the Franklin Co. Fiscal Court’s Facebook page, Frankfort Mayor Layne Wilkerson says that they are closely monitoring updates as they are provided by the National Weather Service and the said that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
“We ask everyone to take this seriously,” said Wilkerson. “We can’t take anything too lightly here.”
Wilkerson encourages people living in flood-prone areas to make preparations to evacuate and do so sooner rather than later.
Drone video from photographer Ben Childers shows the extent of the flooding in the Frankfort area.
CAMP NELSON:
It is a similar story for Camp Nelson, which reached 46.87 feet around 12:15 p.m. Sunday. The forecast predicts waters to start to go down but stay above the major flood stage until around 8 p.m. on Monday. The previous record for the Kentucky River at Camp Nelson was 46.8 feet in 2010.
Sunday morning, Garrard Co. EMA/CSEPP posted that due to rising water levels of the Kentucky River, the Camp Nelson RV Park was evacuated.
They encourage Garrard Co. residents to follow all official instructions.
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