HARDIN CO.—The ferry at Cave-in-Rock has reopened (shortly after 1 p.m.) about two hours after Illinois State Police had advised that at 11:15 a.m. this morning, that they’d halted service due to high winds along the Ohio River at the ferry crossing.
A line of strong thunderstorms was indicated on radar just to the west and south of the ferry crossing.
The ferry connects Kentucky highway 91 with Illinois Route 1 across the Ohio River between Crittenden Co., Ky., and Hardin County in Illinois. It normally operates from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. central, seven days a week, carrying about 500 vehicles across the Ohio in an average day.
Things are back up and running now…sorry for the delay in reporting.