SHPERDSVILLE, Ky. — The Salt River is expected to crest Monday as much as 5 feet above flood stage.
By 10 a.m. Sunday, Lyn Coy had seen enough. The rising river is now only a few feet from the law office where she works.
“It’s coming up fast,” Coy said.
Coy has enlisted help from friends and neighbors to help clear out computers and files and other important materials. At the same time, she’s checking in on her next-door neighbors on Plum Street.
“Next door here, I’ve made sure they’ve got somewhere they are going," Coy said. "The house right next behind us is empty."
Flood water is already in the backyard of Desiray Davis’s home while nearby businesses on Buckman Street are already surrounded by water.
“Really the plan is just to, I guess, leave the house, leave everything in it," Davis said. "We didn’t prepare like we should have, unfortunately."
Davis said she's never seen water as high as it was on Sunday while longtime residents refer to the 1997 flood as the "worst in a generation" for the area.
Several neighborhoods in Shepherdsville are at risk of being waterlogged by the time river levels reach their peak. A member of the National Guard said they helped with one water rescue late Sunday morning at a residence near Hensley Road where several dozen homes are situated adjacent to the Salt River.
“I mean, I’ve checked on a few people, but everybody is doing good," resident Nathan Jackson said. "They knew when to get out when they had the chance."
Those closest to the water are measuring time in feet per hour.
“Everyone, please be safe," Coy said. "Don’t take chances. There’s not a thing worth losing your life."
