Greenup storm history

Multiple roads were closed due to flooding, including State Route 1 and 784 due to flooding along Lost Creek and Three Prong Branch. A vehicle drove into the high water along State Route 1, but the driver was able to self rescue and was not injured. Route 503 was closed due to hi…

Behind the initial severe thunderstorms, winds remained gusty in training thunderstorms and showers. A tree fell onto the cab of a pickup truck traveling on Happy Ridge Road. The 35 year old male driver was killed.

The worst damage was along the Tygarts Creek Valley and the State Route 7 corridor. This included communities such as Warnock, Load, Lynn, and Maloneton. Residents along the feeder creeks, such as Schultz, Beech, and Whiteoak, also suffered flooding. Over 100 homes and 10 busines…

Flooding was observed in several spots, including at the small tunnel of Caboose Lane and Pond Run Road in Raceland, Red Devil Lane and Diederich Boulevard in Russell, Bellefonte Alley and Ferry Street in Russell, Argillite Road and Turley Avenue in Flatwoods, and near Washington…

Flooding was observed at the intersection of State Route 207 and Tom Road in Little Sandy.

A tree on school property fell onto the roadway and onto parked vehicles.

In the community of Palmyra, a tree blew down onto Wildcat Lane.

A downed tree blocked portions of State Route 7 in Load.

Water entered first floor apartments on Raceland Avenue. Flooding quickly receded from the building but lingered in the parking lot. A bridge also washed out on County Road.

In Flatwoods, water entered a building on Powell Lane.

A mother and three children were rescued from their residence surrounded by water on Turley Avenue in Raceland. Flooding was also observed at the intersection of Argillite Road and Highway 23.

In the town of Worthington, a vehicle was flooded after driving into a viaduct.

A blocked culvert caused running water to flow across the intersection of Green Acres Drive and Pond Run Road.

Kenwood Drive was briefly flooded with debris east of Russell.

In Raceland, a power pole was damaged along Man O War Drive.

In Flatwoods, one tree blew down onto Long Street.

Several trees fell across Muddy Branch Road outside the town of Russell.

In Greenup, a tree fell onto Winifred Street.

Flooding was observed at the Pond Run Tunnel and on Route 693 near Horsley Cemetary Road. An apartment on Valley Drive also flooded.

Two trees were blown down and obstructed traffic along Pinson Ridge Road and Plum Fork Road in Maloneton.

In Worthington, trees were blown down along Prospect Avenue and McCloud Drive.

A few trees were knocked down onto Williams Avenue in Raceland.

Trees were blown down near Virgil Burks Drive in Wurtland. One of the trees clipped the corner of a house along the road.

Two trees were blown down in a neighborhood near Route 7 in Maloneton.

The Ohio River at Lloyd Greenup Lock rose above its 54 foot flood stage on the morning of April 6th. The river crested around 54.9 feet overnight and then slowly receded below flood stage shortly after midnight on the 8th. Low lying areas began to flood in the midst of the swolle…

Tygarts Creek near Greenup exceeded a bankfull level of 20 feet on the evening of April 4th. The creek rose to a crest around 20.1 feet and then receded back into its banks early the next morning. Low areas along Route 7 and Route 2070, and the country store in Load flooded as a …

The Little Sandy River at Grayson exceeded its flood stage of 21 feet on the morning of April 4th, then continued to rise to a crest around 23.8 feet that night. The river slowly receded and eventually fell back below flood stage the afternoon of the 5th. While the river was out …

Flooding was observed in the little under tunnel near the trainyard of Greenup Avenue.

Flooding was observed along Uhland Branch Road near Wurtland.

High water was observed on Sugar Camp Road near the town of Load.

Flooding was observed on Horn Hollow Road and on Kentucky Route 1 near Seaton Avenue and Crum Hollow Road.

In South Shore, local power outages were caused by downed trees and power lines.

Tree and power line damage occurred along Henson Road in Greenup.

In Worthington, multiple trees were blown down on Grandview Drive.

The Ohio River at Lloyd Greenup Lock exceeded its flood stage of 54 feet on the night of February 17th, then rose to a crest around 55.6 feet the next afternoon. The river then returned below flood stage on the morning of the 19th. While the river was out of its banks, water cove…

Water rose over the roadway near the intersection of Fraley Cemetery Road and Culp Creek.