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Updated Sunday afternoon, February 10.......After the recent heavy rains and more on the way, the Ohio River is going to flood this week with a pretty dramatic rise.The latest river forecasts from the NWS Louisville include the forecast rain amounts into Wednesday.Also, the NWS says additional rises are possible beyond the river forecast period..The Ohio River forecast in downtown Louisville.....Mid-afternoon Sunday level: 21 ft.Normal pool: 12 ft.Flood stage: 23 feetForecast crest at this time: 29.6 feet on Thursday.Rain forecasts for late week are in the half inch plus range sho that should not add much to the totals.If the rain falling Sunday night into Tuesday is heavier than forecast, then levels will be adjusted up..Below the dam the current level is over 50 feet.Flood stage is 55 feet.Forecast crest is 60.8 feet...______Here are the road closings expected this week based on the current river forecast.The first to close is River Road downtown from 4th to 7th. That may have already closed.4th to 2nd will close later in the week.The I-64 west exit to Third St. will close Thursday night.______Portions of River Road east of downtown will close.Campbell St, Frankfort Ave., and Mockingbird Valley Rd. near the river will close on Tuesday.River Road at Indian Hills Trail will close on Tuesday.On Wednesday, many areas of River Road all the way out to Glenview will close.Blankenbaker near the river will close.River Dell at Mellwood closes.Beachland Beach will be cut off starting on Wednesday.Lime Kiln Lane will close near the river on Wednesday._________Highway 111 in Floyd Co. south of New Albany will close Tuesday night or Wednesday. This is the main road to Horseshoe Casino. In the past, Horseshoe has always closed when the water got this high.._____In New Albany, Riverside Dr. will close soon.Emry Crossing Drive in Clarksville will close soon.In Kentucky, Overbrook Rd. south of Lake Dreamland will close on Wednesday.Back to Indiana, part of Utica will flood starting late Wednesday. Blackiston Mill Road in Clarksville at Silver Creek will probably close Thursday.Those are the main closings......all subject to changes in the river forecast.Currently this is forecast to be the 31st highest crest ever in LouisvilleThe fourth highest crest in the last 25 years.....1997 38.8 ft.2018 35.6 ft.2011 31.1 ft.2019 forecast 29.6 ft.The next crest forecast from the NWS Louisville will be Monday mid-day.