Jul 15, 1998
Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped about one inch of rain per hour, and isolated locations received 2 inches of rain in 45 minutes. In Graves County, four families were evacuated from their homes in Mayfield. Two streets in Mayfield were closed for about two hours because they became impassable. Extensive flooding took place around bridges on Tenth and 12th Streets in Mayfield. At the Sedalia Y near Mayfield, three families were evacuated due to rapidly rising water. In the Symsonia area of Graves
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5661740). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Marshall County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.