Apr 1, 2018
Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio River for much of April. Even though rainfall was pretty close to normal in April, flooding continued from March because the moist ground was primed for more flooding. The main effect of the flooding was to delay the planting of crops in low-lying agricultural land near the river. Corn planting is normally done by mid May. Some rural roads were closed by backwater flooding of tributary creeks such as Pigeon Creek. Basements along the Evansville riverfront bega
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 746609). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Posey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.