IMMINENT FAILURE OF THE SMITHLAND RIVERFRONT LEVEE
Posted by
JAC on 5/2/2011, 4:45 pm
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
330 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SMITHLAND RIVER FRONT LEVEE IN
SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WEST KENTUCKY.
* UNTIL 315 AM CDT TUESDAY
* AT 321 PM CDT...THE IMMINENT FAILURE OF THE SMITHLAND RIVERFRONT
LEVEE...LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF COURT STREET AND RIVERFRONT
DRIVE...WAS REPORTED BY LIVINGSTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE LEVEE AND A BREACH MAY BE POSSIBLE WITHIN
SEVERAL HOURS. EVACUATIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW.
PERSONS IN SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY A
LEVEE FAILURE SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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