FRANKFORT, Ky. — Like its name, Cliffside Diner, hometown staple and one of Frankfort's oldest mom-and-pop restaurants, sits at the bottom of a rocky cliff and next to the Kentucky River off Old Lawrenceburg Road. 

Longtime manager Gina Ellis, who has worked at the restaurant for 14 years, said during that time, they've stayed open during severe weather to serve locals, state employees and other visitors. But right now, the road leading to the diner and a nearby parking garage is temporarily closed because of flooding.

"We (threw) it out on Facebook to go through Capitol Avenue, but it's never gotten off the cliffside," Ellis said. "Thank the lord." 

Sherry Sebastian, Franklin County 1st District magistrate, said she has been monitoring the conditions across different parts of the city and into county areas. As someone who lives off of a riverbank, she said water can rise quickly.

As of 2:30 p.m. Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Frankfort’s river levels to be around 39.24 feet. 

Sebastian said she expects water levels to reach their highest point on Monday. Outside of the Kentucky River, Frankfort also has 55 creeks and streams.

“We've got single-digit temperatures coming on Thursday," Sebastian said. "With that and the combination of the snow coming in, that will allow the river to recede, hopefully slowly, while we have that snow on the ground." 

Frankfort is no stranger to handling severe weather, Sebastian said. 

“When we get notification from the National Weather Service about impending water, people take notice here because they've been through it so many, many times before," Sebastian said. "The flood of 1978 was extremely devastating to families here and caused later on the ability for Frankfort to get a flood wall through south Frankfort." 

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