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Approximately
2 inches of rain has fallen on the Louisville Metropolitan area
since Friday evening.
Forecasters
at the National Weather Service are predicting between 1 to 3
inches of rain for the local area between Monday and Tuesday nights.
Another period of rain could move in on Wednesday.
Conditions
are conducive to flash flooding. The ground is completely saturated.
All rainfall will become fast run-off, filling steams and creeks
and possibly flooding low-lying areas.
MSD Operations,
Engineering and Maintenance personnel will remain on alert during
this period to ensure local sewers and drainage systems move the
maximum amount of water possible.
The public
should be advised to avoid walking or driving into flooded roadways,
basements or other areas.
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