May 8, 2011
The flood of 2011 had its birth around the end of March when heavy rainfall of 2 to 5 inches fell across Arkansas, Southeast Missouri, and the Ohio River Valley. The Mississippi River crested well above flood stage at Cairo around the middle of March and at flood stage at Vicksburg around the end of the month. The river receded until early April when 2 to 5 inches of rain fell over North Kentucky and the Ohio River prompting the river to rise once again. Several moderate to heavy rainfall eve
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 317448). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sharkey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.