Flood — Mccracken, Kentucky

2011-03-02 to 2011-03-29 · near Rowlandtown, Mccracken, Kentucky

Wider weather episode

Flooding of the Ohio River occurred for most of the month of March. The flooding was considered moderate. The flooding was due to a prolonged active weather pattern that carried over from February. From February 23 through March 14, a total of 8.31 inches fell at Evansville, IN and 9.43 inches at Paducah, KY. Isolated evacuations of some lowland residents were conducted. In Crittenden County, the community of Tolu was threatened. In Livingston County, homes were threatened in Birdsville, and a few homes were surrounded by water in Ledbetter. Just west of Paducah, a 90-year-old man drowned (direct fatality) after he drove around barricades down a flooded secondary road. This incident occurred during the early afternoon hours of March 20, around 1 to 2 P.M. The victim could not see the edge of the road and ended up submerged in 12 feet of water in a ditch. Several people who tried to rescue the victim were taken to a local hospital for treatment of hypothermia. In western McCracken County, several homes were threatened, and they were protected with sandbags. All along the Ohio River, a number of roadways were closed. Most of the closed roads across the region were rural county and state roads. There was considerable flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands near the river. Riverside parks and recreation areas were flooded. Very few residences were flooded. The crest at the Paducah river gage was 47.81 feet, which was nearly identical to the January, 2005 flood and almost four feet lower than the 1997 flood.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 287829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.