MAY 27, UPDATE FROM GIBSON ELECTRIC, KY. TRANSPORTATION DEPT. WATER OVER ROADS REPORT

UPDATE: Storm Response/Water Over Road Report for District 1 Counties

Updates at 10:12 a.m., CDT - U.S. 62 open in Carlisle County

PADUCAH, Ky. (May 27, 2024) – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 1 Highway Crews are making rounds this morning to provide updates on roadways after several rounds of strong thunderstorms moved through the region on Sunday. We anticipate status changes through the day.

Motorists should be aware that in many cases downed trees were cut up and pushed over onto right-of-way to open travel lanes. Crews will be out this week to remove debris from right-of-way. Caution is required.

Most of the remaining closures in KYTC District 1 are due to roadway flooding.

Here is the latest update:

Carlisle County

U.S. 62 is open at the 4 to 6 in West Fork Creek Bottoms between KY 121 and Bardwell

KY 1820 is blocked by floodwaters at the 1-2mm - Signs posted

KY 1628 is blocked by floodwaters at the 3-4mm - Signs posted

Fulton County

KY 94 is blocked by floodwaters at the 7 to 11mm in the Lower Bottom between KY 311 and KY 1099- Signs Posted

KY 1282 is blocked by downed trees near the 6mm in the Wilson Hill area west of Brownsville

Hickman County

KY 123 is blocked by floodwaters at the 14 to 16mm in the Hailwell area at the Obion Creek Bridge - Signs posted

Lyon County

KY 1943/Skinframe Creek Road is blocked by floodwaters at the 3.4mm at the Skinframe Creek Bridge

McCracken County

KY 1255/Bonds Rd is blocked by floodwaters and a flooded car at the 1 to 2mm immediately west of the KY 450/Oaks Rd intersection - Signs posted

Marshall County

KY 1463/Benton-Birmingham Rd Closed by flooding at 0 to 2mm at Clarks River Bridge - Signs posted

All others reported as open

After last night's round of storms, Gibson Electric Membership Corporation has 3,014 members' homes and businesses without power and 110 outage trouble spots. Most outages remain concentrated in Lake and Obion counties in Tennessee and in Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton and Graves counties in Kentucky. However, the cooperative also has outages in Madison, Gibson, Dyer and Crockett counties.

“Our crews and those from Pickwick Electric, Service Electric, and Cruse Powerline are working and will restore power to everyone as quickly as is safely possible,” says Dan Rodamaker, Gibson Electric and Gibson Connect President and CEO. “We appreciate their hard work and those who are dispatching the crews, answering phones, getting food to the crews, and more. We have an incredibly dedicated team,” he says. “We also appreciate you, our members. Going without power and internet service for long periods of time is difficult and we are grateful for your continued patience and support.