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Flood — Livingston, KY

Apr 5, 2018

Widespread river flooding was observed on the Ohio River during the early and middle part of the month. Even though rainfall was pretty close to normal in April, flooding continued because the heavy rainfall in March primed the ground for more flooding. Most of the flooding was minor, affecting low-lying woods and fields near the rivers. Many secondary roads in river bottomlands were flooded. Riverside parks were partially or completely flooded. Flooding of farmland was extensive, and farmers we

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 746653). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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