The highest level of the Kentucky River was recorded at the Frankfort Lock in 1978 at 48.7 feet. The Ohio River Forecast Center predicts levels could hit 49.5 feet by Monday morning.
Evacuations are underway in several communities across the state, including Frankfort, where the city Plant Board is asking residents to limit water usage to essential use only because the storage tanks are currently full.
Governor Andy Beshear is asking anyone who lives within 50 feet of the flooding mark in Franklin County to move to higher ground. He has also closed state offices in the area.
Flooding has claimed two lives in Kentucky since Friday. A nine-year-old boy was swept away while walking to his school bus stop, and the body of a 74-year-old was found in a submerged vehicle.
