Mar 10, 2016
A multi-day heavy rain event occurred from the 8th to the 15th. The heaviest rounds of showers and storms occurred on the 8th, 9th, and 10th. Parts of western Kentucky received 4 to 6 inches of rain. A deep upper-level low became stationary over Mexico, pumping warm and moist air northward into the central United States. This moisture was squeezed out by a slow-moving cold front that drifted east across Missouri and Illinois. Numerous roads flooded across western Kentucky, and the south fork of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 620488). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Carlisle County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.