Sunday, May 02, 2010
Heavy Rains Close Roads Across Kentucky
KENTUCKY....
According to the National Weather Service in Louisville, most of the state was under a flood watch, warning, or both, as parts of Kentucky received more than 7 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday. The Mountain Parkway was closed Sunday in both directions just east of Winchester, from the Interstate 64 interchange to mile-marker 16 at the Clay City exit, while a 10-mile section of eastbound Bluegrass Parkway in Hardin County, from the Interstate 65 interchange at Elizabethtown eastward was also closed.
Kentucky State Police and the National Guard set up a command post Sunday as roads into Edmonton, the seat of Metcalfe County in south-central Kentucky, were blocked by high water, and evacuations were conducted when rising waters topped an earthen dam at Dunham Lake. Roads were also closed across other parts of the state.
According to the National Weather Service in Louisville, most of the state was under a flood watch, warning, or both, as parts of Kentucky received more than 7 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday. The Mountain Parkway was closed Sunday in both directions just east of Winchester, from the Interstate 64 interchange to mile-marker 16 at the Clay City exit, while a 10-mile section of eastbound Bluegrass Parkway in Hardin County, from the Interstate 65 interchange at Elizabethtown eastward was also closed.
Kentucky State Police and the National Guard set up a command post Sunday as roads into Edmonton, the seat of Metcalfe County in south-central Kentucky, were blocked by high water, and evacuations were conducted when rising waters topped an earthen dam at Dunham Lake. Roads were also closed across other parts of the state.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 6:32 PM 
