Ohio River at Paducah forecast to fall below flood stage Wednesday

After days over its banks, the Ohio River at Paducah is forecast to fall below flood stage on Wednesday afternoon.

As of Tuesday morning, the gauge at the Paducah riverfront was at 40.1 feet. Flood stage begins at 39 feet at Paducah.

The river crested at 48.15 feet last Tuesday. On Monday morning the river fell to 42.7 feet, below moderate flood stage. This is allowing the standing water in several counties to drain toward the river.

All affected roads in McCracken County were open by Monday afternoon.

At Cairo, the Ohio River is still in moderate flood stage, falling to 47.4 feet on Tuesday morning. It crested at 52.68 feet on April 12. It's forecast to fall below flood stage at Cairo on Saturday.