{"id":141212,"date":"2025-04-09T01:14:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141212"},"modified":"2025-04-09T01:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:14:05","slug":"photos-kentucky-flooding-strikes-mammoth-cave-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141212","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Kentucky flooding strikes Mammoth Cave National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-czvfpilrm1fl50h1\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38867642315\/320\/179\/f0owrzqzsasvq6dq.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38867642315\/640\/358\/f0owrzqzsasvq6dq.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38867642315\/768\/432\/f0owrzqzsasvq6dq.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38867642315\/1536\/864\/f0owrzqzsasvq6dq.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38867642315\/992\/558\/f0owrzqzsasvq6dq.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38867642315\/1984\/1116\/f0owrzqzsasvq6dq.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38867642315\/992\/558\/f0owrzqzsasvq6dq.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Countless communities across several states are continuing to experience deadly flooding in the aftermath of a nearly two week stretch of severe weather, tornadoes and torrential rain. FOX Weather Meteorologists Britta Merwin and Kendall Smith have the latest on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Countless communities across several states are continuing to experience deadly flooding in the aftermath of a nearly two week stretch of severe weather, tornadoes and torrential rain. FOX Weather Meteorologists Britta Merwin and Kendall Smith have the latest on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK, Ky.<\/strong> \u2013 As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/flooding-kentucky-tennessee-southeast-midwest-april-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historic storms<\/a> drenched parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/kentucky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky<\/a> over the weekend, Mammoth Cave National Park saw floodwaters rise throughout the park.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Photos shot throughout the park showed flooded roads and even part of a cave.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/489944072_1084017137093704_8307701009047833955_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/489944072_1084017137093704_8307701009047833955_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/489944072_1084017137093704_8307701009047833955_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/489944072_1084017137093704_8307701009047833955_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489944072_1084017137093704_8307701009047833955_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/489944072_1084017137093704_8307701009047833955_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489944072_1084017137093704_8307701009047833955_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A ranger examines a water level gauge near the flooded River Hall cave passageway on Sunday, April 6, 2025.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A ranger examines a water level gauge near the flooded River Hall cave passageway on Sunday, April 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NPS Photo \/ Q. Jones \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flooding<\/a> also covered stairways along one of the park trails.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-04-08-at-12.52.32-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-04-08-at-12.52.32-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-04-08-at-12.52.32-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-04-08-at-12.52.32-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-08-at-12.52.32-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-04-08-at-12.52.32-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-04-08-at-12.52.32-pm.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Floodwaters cover stairways along the Cedar Sink Trail on Sunday, April 6, 2025.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Floodwaters cover stairways along the Cedar Sink Trail on Sunday, April 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NPS Photo \/ R. Toomey \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Another photo from park officials showed a campground along the Green River having completely disappeared under floodwaters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/489717230_1084017143760370_1024522747500864359_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/489717230_1084017143760370_1024522747500864359_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/489717230_1084017143760370_1024522747500864359_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/489717230_1084017143760370_1024522747500864359_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489717230_1084017143760370_1024522747500864359_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/489717230_1084017143760370_1024522747500864359_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489717230_1084017143760370_1024522747500864359_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Only a small portion of the cable towers near Houchin Ferry Campground are visible above the flooded Green River on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 2025.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Only a small portion of the cable towers near Houchin Ferry Campground are visible above the flooded Green River on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NPS Photo \/ M. Weyler \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Green River, which courses through the park rose more than 40 feet \u2013 from 17 feet to nearly 60 feet \u2013 in three days, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/waterdata.usgs.gov\/monitoring-location\/03309000\/#dataTypeId=continuous-00065-0&amp;period=P7D&amp;showMedian=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Geological Survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This rise in water level also affected a parking lot and part of the road leading into it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/489376222_1084017210427030_3681889548225687103_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/489376222_1084017210427030_3681889548225687103_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/489376222_1084017210427030_3681889548225687103_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/489376222_1084017210427030_3681889548225687103_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489376222_1084017210427030_3681889548225687103_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/489376222_1084017210427030_3681889548225687103_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/489376222_1084017210427030_3681889548225687103_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Water covers the parking areas near Green River Ferry on Sunday, April 6, 2025.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\"><!----> <\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NPS Photo \/ S. Spencer \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Despite the impacts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/national-parks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national park<\/a> officials noted that the visitor center and cave tours remain open. They added that park crews are continuing clean-up efforts in impacted areas.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Mammoth Cave National Park is the longest cave system in the world, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildlife\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife<\/a> Resources. Its caverns formed after thousands of years of rainfall and floodwater eroded the limestone surrounding the Green River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/mammoth-cave-national-park-kentucky-floods\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Countless communities across several states are continuing to experience deadly flooding in the aftermath of a nearly two week stretch of severe weather, tornadoes and torrential rain. 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