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Photographer's description: This picture was taken the
day after the flooding of Twelvemile Creek in Southern Campbell County, Ky.
This event included a creek with a great deal of ice in place. The rising creek
brought up the ice and when it went back down it failed to take the ice with it.
After the creek receded it left behind stacks of ice 2 to 3 foot high. The State
of Kentucky road department was called in and the ice was finally cleared around
midnight. Hats off to them for a great job.
||February 21, 2007
||Near California, Kentucky
|Many small streams, this one
included, are more prone to exceed their banks when heavy rain falls.
Since flooding of these locations is relatively common, these events are
covered by a flood advisory rather than a flood warning. If water
covers roadways by more than a foot, or poses a more significant threat
to life and property, a flood warning will be issued.
Related NWS Product:
Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory
Safety Note: A flood advisory is issued when flooding is expected to
cause an inconvenience, but is not expected to be life-threatening.
However, even minor flooding can be life-threatening if swollen creeks
or streams are approached. Never get close to a swollen creek -
you may slip into the water and be carried away or dragged under by its
current. Rushing flood waters may also sweep a car away.
Never drive near a swollen stream, only a few inches of rushing water
can sweep away a car!
Flooding with debris is particularly dangerous. In this case,
the flood waters were full of large sheets of ice. Combined with
the force of the rushing water, debris can easily overpower a person or
a vehicle. Click the link below to see what this ice did to nearby
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the flood and ice
Rainfall which led
to this event