Mar 1, 1997
Numerous thunderstorms during a 24 hour period produced cumulative rainfall totals near 5 inches. Water was 5 to 6 feet over roadways near the Clarks River. A few mobile homes and a couple of vehicles were flooded. A parking lot at Murray-Calloway County Hospital was flooded with 1 to 3 feet of water. About an inch of water entered the medical labs. Emergency personnel used jet skis to rescue an elderly woman and her son from their home. High water closed numerous roads, including Highways 121 a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5595926). 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.