KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET DISTRICT 1, ROADWAY FLOODING, CLOSURES UPDATE

KY Highway Water Over Road Report for District 1

UPDATE at 11:30 a.m. for various counties - U.S. 51 closed in Hickman County

PADUCAH, Ky. (July 19, 2023) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is requesting motorists avoid travel due to widespread flash flooding from heavy overnight rainfall.

At this hour we have the following to report:

Fulton County

KY 94 has Water Over Road signs posted at the 23-26mm in Willingham Bottom between KY 1907 and KY 1125 east of Cayce

KY 1907/Swamp Root Road is CLOSED at the 0 to 3mm- Entire length

Numerous highways with ditches and creeks full where water is on the edge of the roadway - Caution required

Carlisle County

KY 80 is CLOSED at the 2.8mm in the West End area of Arlington just west of the U.S. 51 intersection - Signs Posted

KY 307 is CLOSED near the 8mm between KY 121 and U.S. 62

KY 307 is CLOSED at the 1mm near the Carlisle-HIckman County Line

U.S. 62 is CLOSED at the 4 to 5mm in West Fork Creek Bottoms west of KY 121 - Signs and barricades posted

U.S 62 has Water Over Road signs posted near the 9mm at the KY 307 intersection east of Cunningham

Graves County

Interstate 69 has water on the passing lane at numerous locations - KYTC personnel are manning those locations to alert motorists

KY 58 is CLOSED near the 1mm just east of the Hickman-Graves County Line near the KY 1283 intersection

KY 1283 is CLOSED at the 0 to 1mm

U.S. 45 has Water the Over Road at several spots in the Wingo and Pryorsburg area

KY 408 is CLOSED at the 0 to 1mm due to a washout between KY 339 and the Graves-Carlisle County Line

KY 94 is CLOSED at the 1.5mm due to a culvert washout

Numerous trees are reported down in the Sedalia area

Hickman County

KY 307 is CLOSED at the 14 to 16mm in the Onion Creek Area south of Beulah and the KY 1748 intersection

KY 3061 is CLOSED at the 3 to 7mm

KY 307 is CLOSED at the 4 to 6mm

KY 1283 is CLOSED at the 1 to 2mm

KY 58 is CLOSED at the 7 to 8mm

U.S. 51 is CLOSED at the 11 to 12mm about halfway between Clinton and Arlington - KYTC personnel monitoring

Lots of side roads are covered by both floodwaters and debris due to the flash flooding

Additional roadways are closed that crews have not been able to reach.

Again, please avoid travel.

Many area emergency management agencies, rescue squads, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies have also been out assisting traffic at various locations and removing downed trees. They have also rescued motorists from flooded vehicles at various locations.

Due to flooded intersections, traffic signals are out of service or in flashing mode at many locations. Please treat a signal outage or flashing signal as a 4-Way Stop and use caution.

KYTC District 1 crews are reporting areas with up to 10 inches of rainfall overnight and it is still raining. This has created extremely hazardous driving conditions. Please avoid travel.