The Ohio River at Cincinnati is under a flood warning until at least Friday.
The warning was issued after a weekend of heavy rains that caused flooding in south-central Kentucky, which killed several people. However, Northern Kentucky mostly saw snow and strong winds.
As of 11 a.m., Monday morning, the river is at 50.5 feet, and flood stage starts at 52 feet, according to the warning from the National Weather Service.
Water levels are expected to rise through the week, with a crest of around 53.4 feet expected Wednesday.
Once the river reaches 53 feet, flooding begins on Riverside Drive in Covington, according to LINK’s media partner, WCPO.
At 50 feet, Riverside Park off River Road begins to flood, at 52 feet most of Public Landing is flooded. If the river reaches 54 feet, Sawyer Point Ampitheater area will become flooded.
The “normal” height for the river is around 25 feet, and the record high is 80, per the NWS.
If the river does reach 53.4 feet on Wednesday, we will be within what the NWS considers “minor flooding,” which they said may cause “minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat.”
Temperatures are going to continue to be frigid throughout the week, with lows in the single digits to low teens and highs in the twenties per the NWS forecast.
Snow is also expected to hit the region Tuesday night through Wednesday, with possible accumulations of an inch to two inches. While accumulation of up to six inches is possible throughout the commonwealth, with the highest totals in western Kentucky.