Classes on all WKU campuses will be closed Monday, April 7 “due to extreme flooding throughout the region,” according to a weather alert sent Sunday evening via email, text and social media.
This comes after the Owensboro campus closed Wednesday and the Glasgow campus closed Friday.
The recent flooding is part of a larger pattern of severe weather. Last week, there were two tornado warnings. Temperatures are fluctuating from highs in the 80s on Friday to projected below-freezing lows on Monday night and Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a flood warning until 11 a.m. Monday. A freeze watch is also effective Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Mayor Todd Alcott declared a state of emergency Sunday over X. The City of Bowling Green encouraged people in the post to stay off the roads unless necessary and to avoid low-lying areas.
Nashville Road into campus was flooded and closed Sunday afternoon.
According to the Courier Journal, Bullitt, Nelson and Spencer counties are also experiencing thunderstorm-related flooding. Anderson, Franklin and Woodford counties are also experiencing flooding due to overflow from the Kentucky River.
Governor Andy Beshear shared on X that at least two people have died in the recent flooding. A 9-year-old Frankfort boy was swept away while walking to a school bus stop on Friday, and a 74-year-old man was found dead in a submerged vehicle Saturday in Boston.
Beshear also shared to X that 539 roads are closed in the state and an additional 250 barriers have been received in Elizebethtown from Chicago.
“Kentuckians and communities have been affected across the state, and teams are working around the clock to support them,” Beshear wrote.
