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Flood — Breckinridge, KY

Mar 2, 1997

Record rainfalls from late Friday evening February 28 through Sunday morning March 2 and additional heavy rainfall on Tuesday March 4 caused the worst flooding on the Ohio River since 1964 and in some spots since 1937. Damage attributed to river flooding alone was at 115 million across Jefferson county Kentucky bringing the total damage across the county to 200 million including the earlier flash flooding and flooding. McAlpine Lock at Louisville climbed over flood stage late Sunday evening Marc

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5596793). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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