Mar 2, 1997
Major flooding of the lower Ohio River occurred in mid March. The crest near 52 feet at Paducah was the highest since about 1950, and one of the worst floods on record. It was still well below the record 60-foot crest in the Flood of 1937. The President declared most western Kentucky counties along the river to be disaster areas. Widespread rainfall amounts between 8 and 13 inches upriver from Evansville to Cincinnati occurred within a three day period. This resulted in a major flood crest that
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5595491). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ballard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.