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819 FGUS51 KTIR 151439 RVFKTY River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH 1037 AM EDT Thu May 15 2025 This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center. Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices. Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at: http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs : : : : :************************************************************ : North Fork Kentucky River - Jackson, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 23.0 ft : Flood Stage 29.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 31.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 3.7 FT AT 0900 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER JKNK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 3.6 / 3.6 / 3.5 .E2 : 0516 : / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.7 / 4.4 .E3 : 0517 : / 5.3 / 6.2 / 6.9 / 7.1 .E4 : 0518 : / 6.7 / 6.2 / 5.9 / 5.7 .E5 : 0519 : / 5.5 / 5.3 / 5.0 / 4.7 .E6 : 0520 : / 4.3 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.06/ 0.00/ 0.47/ 0.15/ 0.38/ 0.43/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Heidelberg Lock 14, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 16.0 ft : Flood Stage 20.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 30.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 12.7 FT AT 0845 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER HLDK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 12.6 / 12.4 / 12.1 .E2 : 0516 : / 11.9 / 11.7 / 11.9 / 12.5 .E3 : 0517 : / 13.5 / 14.3 / 14.9 / 15.2 .E4 : 0518 : / 15.4 / 15.4 / 15.3 / 15.1 .E5 : 0519 : / 14.8 / 14.6 / 14.3 / 14.0 .E6 : 0520 : / 13.7 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.02/ 0.66/ 0.15/ 0.53/ 0.37/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Ravenna, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 17.0 ft : Flood Stage 21.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 31.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 13.0 FT AT 0920 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER RAVK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 12.9 / 12.7 / 12.4 .E2 : 0516 : / 12.1 / 11.8 / 11.7 / 12.2 .E3 : 0517 : / 13.2 / 14.6 / 15.9 / 16.6 .E4 : 0518 : / 16.9 / 17.0 / 16.9 / 16.7 .E5 : 0519 : / 16.5 / 16.2 / 15.9 / 15.5 .E6 : 0520 : / 15.2 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.03/ 0.68/ 0.13/ 0.67/ 0.30/ : :************************************************************ : Red River - Clay City, KY - JKL : : Action Stage 13.0 ft : Flood Stage 17.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 19.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 23.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 4.2 FT AT 0815 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER CYCK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.0 .E2 : 0516 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 4.2 / 4.9 .E3 : 0517 : / 6.2 / 7.7 / 9.5 / 10.9 .E4 : 0518 : / 11.5 / 11.3 / 10.7 / 10.0 .E5 : 0519 : / 9.3 / 8.6 / 7.9 / 7.4 .E6 : 0520 : / 6.9 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.05/ 0.53/ 0.08/ 0.80/ 0.31/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Ford Lock 10, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 24.0 ft : Flood Stage 26.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 13.6 FT AT 0830 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER FODK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 13.6 / 13.6 / 13.5 .E2 : 0516 : / 13.3 / 13.2 / 13.8 / 15.3 .E3 : 0517 : / 15.2 / 15.3 / 15.9 / 16.7 .E4 : 0518 : / 16.9 / 17.1 / 17.3 / 17.3 .E5 : 0519 : / 17.2 / 17.1 / 16.9 / 16.6 .E6 : 0520 : / 16.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.05/ 0.08/ 0.44/ 0.04/ 1.03/ 0.22/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky - Camp Nelson, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 28.0 ft : Flood Stage 30.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 36.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 15.5 FT AT 0815 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER CPNK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.6 .E2 : 0516 : / 15.5 / 15.4 / 15.4 / 16.3 .E3 : 0517 : / 17.8 / 18.4 / 18.8 / 19.2 .E4 : 0518 : / 19.6 / 20.0 / 20.2 / 20.3 .E5 : 0519 : / 20.3 / 20.2 / 19.9 / 19.7 .E6 : 0520 : / 19.3 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.11/ 0.05/ 0.50/ 0.07/ 0.92/ 0.19/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - High Bridge Lock 7, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 28.0 ft : Flood Stage 30.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 36.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 39.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 12.5 FT AT 0815 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER HIBK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 12.7 / 12.8 / 12.8 .E2 : 0516 : / 12.8 / 12.7 / 12.6 / 12.7 .E3 : 0517 : / 13.8 / 15.3 / 15.8 / 16.0 .E4 : 0518 : / 16.3 / 16.5 / 16.7 / 16.8 .E5 : 0519 : / 16.9 / 16.9 / 16.8 / 16.7 .E6 : 0520 : / 16.5 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.08/ 0.08/ 0.31/ 0.03/ 1.39/ 0.10/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Frankfort, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 29.0 ft : Flood Stage 31.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 8.9 FT AT 0830 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER FFTK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 9.0 / 9.2 / 9.3 .E2 : 0516 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.7 .E3 : 0517 : / 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.5 / 11.2 .E4 : 0518 : / 11.5 / 11.7 / 11.8 / 12.0 .E5 : 0519 : / 12.1 / 12.2 / 12.2 / 12.2 .E6 : 0520 : / 12.2 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.03/ 0.05/ 0.03/ 0.01/ 1.65/ 0.02/ : :************************************************************ : Elkhorn Creek - Peaks Mill, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 8.0 ft : Flood Stage 10.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 12.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 14.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 3.4 FT AT 0815 AM EDT ON May 15 : :Crest near 8.2 FT around 8PM EDT on Sat, May 17 .ER PKMK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 3.3 / 3.2 / 3.1 .E2 : 0516 : / 3.1 / 3.0 / 2.9 / 4.8 .E3 : 0517 : / 7.1 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 7.5 .E4 : 0518 : / 6.8 / 6.1 / 5.4 / 5.1 .E5 : 0519 : / 4.7 / 4.4 / 4.1 / 3.9 .E6 : 0520 : / 3.6 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.03/ 0.04/ 0.09/ 0.01/ 1.79/ 0.06/ : :************************************************************ : Kentucky River - Lockport Lock 2, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 30.0 ft : Flood Stage 33.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 43.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 49.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 11.2 FT AT 0830 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER LPTK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6 :POOL FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 11.3 / 11.4 / 11.6 .E2 : 0516 : / 11.7 / 11.8 / 12.1 / 13.2 .E3 : 0517 : / 14.3 / 14.2 / 14.1 / 14.8 .E4 : 0518 : / 15.5 / 15.6 / 15.6 / 15.7 .E5 : 0519 : / 15.8 / 15.9 / 15.9 / 15.9 .E6 : 0520 : / 15.9 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.02/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.13/ 1.71/ 0.01/ : :************************************************************ : Salt River - Shepherdsville, KY - LMK : : Action Stage 30.0 ft : Flood Stage 32.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 35.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 40.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 4.1 FT AT 0830 AM EDT ON May 15 : .ER SHPK2 20250515 Z DC202505151437/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0515 : / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.0 .E2 : 0516 : / 3.9 / 3.9 / 3.9 / 4.1 .E3 : 0517 : / 4.8 / 6.1 / 7.2 / 7.5 .E4 : 0518 : / 7.2 / 6.6 / 6.1 / 5.6 .E5 : 0519 : / 5.3 / 5.0 / 4.7 / 4.5 .E6 : 0520 : / 4.4 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.05/ 0.12/ 0.04/ 0.03/ 1.35/ 0.02/ : : :******************************************************************* : : $$ : : :...END of MESSAGE...