Aug 29, 2005
Widespread major flooding occurred in the Hopkinsville area in response to 8 to 11 inches of rain in a 36-hour period. One fatality was directly attributed to the flooding in Hopkinsville, where a 10-year-old girl was swept into a culvert while playing in a low-lying area. A total of 142 residences and 38 businesses were affected by flooding. Many of the evacuees were from neighborhoods flooded by the Little River. About a dozen families were sheltered at Red Cross or Salvation Army facilities.T
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5472666). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Trigg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.