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From KY Department of Transportation KY 1255 (Bonds Road) on McCracken/Graves County line - covered with water KY 131 (Said Road) on McCracken/Graves County line - covered with water KY 787/Bryant Ford Road has High Water signs posted between the 0 and 1mm at the McCrakcen-Marshall County Line  Crittenden County KY 91 @ 11mm- Cave-in-Rock Ferry CLOSED due to High Water* Fulton County KY 94 is OPEN between the 7 and 11mm west of the City of Hickman  Livingston County KY 137/River Rd is CLOSED to through traffic from 5.28mm at KY 763 intersection to15.45mm at KY 133 due to Water Over Road in numerous locations, KY 917 has High Water signs post at 7 to 7.2mm Lyon County KY 819/Sunshine Loop is CLOSED at the 2 to 3mm due to Water Over Road- Signs Posted Marshall County KY 1492/Benton-Birmingham Rd is CLOSED between the 0 and 1.2mm Due to Water Over Road- Signs Posted Hickman County KY 123 is CLOSED between the 14 and 16mm Due to Water Over Road- Signs Posted ...

TUESDAY EVENING UPDATE: A Flood WATCH is now in effect for the entire Local 6 area and will run until Wednesday night. Showers and thunderstorms will develop this evening over Missouri and Illinois then move eastward overnight. A cold front will then sit stationary allowing a prolonged period of rain across the entire area.  Be sure to check the river forecast summaries and forecast map links a the bottom of this blog for the latest waterway outlook. MONDAY EVENING UPDATE: Periods of recurring heavy rains will become a pattern over the next couple of weeks in the Local 6 area. When this type of activity and weather pattern sets up this time of year along with warmer temperatures allowing the ground to thaw, we start to see an increased risk for flooding and rising river levels. Excessive rainfall about two weeks ago in the TN Valley forced Barkley and Kentucky Dams to activate all gates to alleviate rising lake levels and send water down to the Ohio River. The Ohio River...

TUESDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Only minor adjustments to the placement of ice accumulations are necessary for the evening and overnight forecast. A Winter Weather ADVISORY is in effect for much of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and parts of TN and MO. An Ice Storm WARNING is in effect for a few counties in Southeast Missouri. Both alerts are on the map to the right. MONDAY EVENING UPDATE: Another round of wintry weather is expected in the form of rain, snow, and freezing rain starting later Tuesday and continue into early Wednesday. Much like the first wintry system we experienced this year, much of the precipitation will be in the form of rain, freezing rain and sleet. Starting early Tuesday evening, rain and sleet will overspread the area pretty quickly and possibly even switch over to all rain for an hour or two, especially south of the Ohio River. During the overnight hours we are expecting temperatures to hover around the freezing mark. Where temperatures drop below fre...