Flooding problems in Madison County

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — “Turn around, don’t drown” is what Madison County Emergency Management is advising.

EMA director, Dustin Heiser, says it doesn’t take much water to move a vehicle off the roadway so it’s very important to not go through it.

“You can leave early that way if you run into those situations you still have plenty of time to get where you need to get in a timely manner yet do it in a safe manner,” says Heiser.

By situations he means water covering roads, causing them to close.

Heiser says their areas of concern are Union City Road and Catalpa Loop.

Both were closed during Wednesday’s rain, but Union City Road opened back up just before 4 p.m.

Asides from closing down roads, flooding can cause a number of problems.

“The ground is saturated and yeah those trees with significant winds that we could see potentially later it’s very possible to have trees come down,” Hesier warns.

He also warns with water on roads to watch out for ponding that could cause you to hydroplane.

Also when the water starts to recede the possibility of debris left could be a traffic concern.

Tates Creek was also an area of concern with ponding.

Luckily no homes were in between road closure points so no one was stuck.

But if the situation does arise, Heiser has some advice.

“At that point we recommend you call 911 and they can work to get the right folks out there to assist you.”

With more rain on the way Heiser recommends everyone be alert and avoid these areas.