SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. — Flood water remains high in Bullitt County, cutting off many roads and causing travel headaches for residents.
In Shepherdsville, there are detours around every corner. In some cases, flood water has cut off entire neighborhoods unless drivers go around barricades and through nearly a foot of water.
“We’ve been stuck in here. It’s been all the way up to here,” Kelly Gray of Shepherdsville said.
Gray drove to the end of her block but decided against driving through the water in her car while other motorists in large trucks navigate 50 feet of submerged roadway.
“I’ve been trying to get out all night, and it’s been a mess like this,” Gray said.
Gray said she is going to wait it out and hope the water recedes.
The Salt River in Shepherdsville surpassed 36 feet on Monday, four feet above flood stage.
“You live here. You get it. You go on. Don’t worry about it,” Bill Dawson of Shepherdsville said.
Dawson, 75 years old, has lived his entire life on Cedar Grove Road. He’s lived through the floods of 1961, 1997 and 2025.
“Everybody’s OK. Nobody’s in trouble at all. They’re all good,” Dawson said.
Still, precautions should be taken. High water may linger for days.
