High water levels are impacting roads across Northern Kentucky and its surrounding rural counties.
On Tuesday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 office issued updates on which roads in Northern Kentucky are closed due to high water levels.
KYTC urges drives to check GoKY for traffic conditions before traveling and to never drive through a flooded roadway. There have been several reports of motorists driving past barricades/barrels on to flooded roadways.
Maintenance crews have been focused on repairing potholes caused by this weekend’s weather event.
Below is a list of roads impacted by high water and/or mudslides:
Boone County
- Riddles Run, also known as KY 2852, between 2.0 mile point and Rabbit Hash Road/Hathaway Road, or KY 536 at the 2.3 mile point.
Kenton County
- Locust Pike, also known as KY 1930, at 2.11 mile point.
Campbell County
- Oneonta Road, also known as KY 1566, at Truesdell Road.
Additional updates between press releases will be posted on the KYTC District 6 Facebook page.
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.
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.”