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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Effective on October 29, 2020, the National Weather Service in
Louisville will begin flood-only forecast services for the
Cumberland River at Burkesville, KY at the request of Kentucky
Emergency Management and Cumberland County, KY Emergency Management.
Flood-only forecasts for the Cumberland River at Burkesville will be
available on the National Weather Service webpage:

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=lmk&gage=brkk2

The following flood stages have been established at Burkesville, KY:

Action:   43 ft
Minor:    46 ft
Moderate: 55 ft
Major:    64 ft

Forecasts for the Cumberland River at Burkesville will be issued
when water levels are expected to exceed the Action Stage level of
43 feet, and Flood Warnings will be issued when water levels are
expected to reach or exceed the Minor Flood Stage level of 46 feet.

If you have any questions or comments on this new service, please
contact:

Andrea Schoettmer, Senior Service Hydrologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
6201 Theiler Lane
Louisville, KY 40229
Phone: 502-969-8842
E-Mail: andrea.schoettmer@noaa.gov