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Warnings continue Sunday - travel with caution

The flood Warning will stay in effect today, Sunday, February 16, 2025 until 3pmCT. Many roads in the CM seven county area have been closed and the Winter Weather Advisory continues in effect until 5.

Temperatures have fallen to the freezing mark, changing the rain to snow. It's a time to use extreme caution when walking and driving. Remember the guidelines from Grant Loy, Director of Adair County Emergency Management:
  • Floods cause the second highest annual death rates among weather-related hazards, mainly due to drowning.

  • Just six inches of fast-moving water can knock an adult off their feet.

  • Twelve inches of fast-moving water can move a vehicle .

  • Two feet of water can carry off a truck.




This story was posted on 2025-02-16 10:09:23
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Downed tree and electric lines block road



2025-02-16 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Gale Cowan.
Former Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan writes, "Taylor Ford Road in Adair County just before you go over the hill. Electric lines in the tree. Road dept and electric company have been notified."

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Flooding Pettys Fork behind Jim Blair Center



2025-02-16 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Vicky Pike of Miss Vicky's Pampered Angus Ranch.
This photo shows flooding of Pettys Fork Saturday, viewed from behind Downey's Mill and the Jim Blair Park and Recreation Center.

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Coburg flooding Saturday, February 15, 2025



2025-02-18 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Caitlin Helm.
Caitlin Helm photographed her son as the family checked rising water at the entry of Coview Farms Saturday, February 15, 2025.

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