Feb 28, 1997
Persistent strong thunderstorms produced 2 to 3 inches of rain in a couple of hours. The city of Murray was especially hard hit, where motorists became stranded in water as much as 3 feet deep. An elderly woman and her son were rescued from their flooded house. Some county roads remained impassable all night. This was the first round of storms to affect the county. Subsequent storms in early March caused more severe flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5591252). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Calloway County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.