KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET, DISTRICT 1 ADVISES MOTORISTS TO USE CAUTION IN EVENT OF FLASH FLOODING

UPDATE: Flash Flooding Reported along Area Highways in KYTC District 1

UPDATE for U.S. 62 closure in Carlisle County at 7 p.m., CST

PADUCAH, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2022) – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 1 is advising motorists to use extra caution as flash flooding has been reported at numerous locations along area highways. Many of these locations are in areas where flooding has not been reported in the past.

Motorists should be alert for flooded roadways due to heavy bands of rainfall moving across the region during the day. This list is evolving:

Crittenden County

KY 91 is CLOSED near the 5mm at the northwest edge of Marion where a temporary diversion for replacement of the Crooked Creek Bridge has washed out - signs and barricades posted

KY855 is CLOSED at the 5 mile marker at Dean Spring Creek north of Frances between KY 70 and U.S. 60 - signs and barricades posted

KY 902 is CLOSED at the 5mm at the Dry Creek Bridge between March Oliver Rd and the Crittenden-Caldwell County Line

Carlisle County

U.S. 62 is CLOSED at the 4 to 6mm in West Fork Creek Bottoms west of the KY 121 intersection - KYTC personnel monitoring on-site

KY 1820 is CLOSED at the 1-3mm- Signs Posted

KY 1628 is CLOSED at the 3 to 4 mile marker - signs posted

Fulton County

KY 94 is CLOSED at the 7 to 11mm in the Lower Bottom Area southwest of Hickman (Due to ponding at the levee pumping station) between KY 311 and KY 1099

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

KY 1907 is CLOSED

Livingston County

KY 133/Lola Road has Water Over Road signs posted at the 6 to 7mm

KY 1433/Cedar Grove Rd has Water Over Road signs posted at the 4 to 5mm between Lemon Landing and Head Road

KY 70 has Water Over Road signs posted at the 7 to 8mm east of KY 2232/Sugar Creek Road

KY 917/Stringtown Rd has Water Over Road signs posted a the 1 to 2mm north of U.S. 62 near Lake City

KY 135 has Water Over Road signs posted at the 3 to 4mm

KY 135 has Water Over Road signs posted at the 11 to 12mm

KY 763/Maxfield Rd has Water Over Road signs posted at the 1 to 2mm between KY 1608 and U.S. 60 at Burna

KY 763/Maxfield Rd has Water Over Road signs posted at the 5 to 6mm near Bayou Creek Road west of Burna

Lyon County

KY 1943/Skinframe Creek Road is CLOSED at mile point 3.4 at the Skinframe Creek Bridge- signs and barricades posted

McCracken County

U.S. 62/U.S. 45/Jackson Street is CLOSED at the RR Overpass between Joe Clifton Drive/28th Street and South 31st Street in Paducah

U.S. 60/21 Street is CLOSED west of the KY 994/Old Mayfield Rd intersection and Ohio Street

KY 1954/Husbands Rd from 1.9 to 2mm

KY 1954/Husbands Rd from 2.7 to 2.9

KY 1322/Lovelaceville Rd at 5.5 to 6.5mm at Massac Creek

KY 339/Clinton Rd at 6.2 to 6.4mm between Old Farm Rd and Contest Rd

KY 994/Old Mayfield Rd CLOSED at 5.5 to 5.7mm at Clear Creek near KY 1014/Houser Rd

KY 994/Old Mayfield Road at 2.1 to 2.6 near Bottom Ditch and the Fremont RR Crossing

KY 1014/Houser Rd at 3.2 to 3.7mm at Clear Creek near KY 994/Old Mayfield Rd

KY 1565/Mayfield-Metropolis Rd at 4.5 to 5.5mm between U.S. 60 and KY 305

KY 1438/New Hope Church Rd at 3mm West of KY 786/Mayfield-Metropolis Rd near New Hope Church

KY 305/Cairo Rd is CLOSED at the 5,5 to 6.5mm

KY 3529/Maxon Rd is CLOSED - entire length

KY 1565/Mayfield-Metropolis Rd is CLOSED from 5.5 to 6.5mm

Marshall County

U.S. 641 in Marshall County has Water Over Road signs posted at numerous locations between KY Dam Village State Park and Draffenville

KY 1949/Wadesboro Road is CLOSED at the 7.3mm at Smith Creek near the I-69 Tunnel

Trigg County

KY 164/Roaring Springs Road is OPEN from the 18 to 22 mile marker due to between KY 139/South Road and Burkley Road in the Roaring Springs area

U.S. 68-Business has a traffic signal outage at the Latoka Drive intersection at the east edge of Cadiz - A 4-Way Stop Sign has been placed at the intersection

KYTC personnel will be placing WATER OVER ROAD signs at appropriate locations. However, due to widespread roadway flooding during the day crews may be unable to mark all flooded roadways. Caution is required.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a FLOOD WATCH until 6 p.m., today. Details are here:

https://www.weather.gov/media/pah/DssPacket.pdf

As little as 6 inches of moving water can push a vehicle off the roadway.

If you encounter a flooded roadway, please take note of the specific location using a nearby landmark, mile point, or crossroad and report it to your local 911 call center.

Remember: Turn Around - Don't Drown.