Following the tragic flooding in Indiana, one individual is still missing. An elderly woman in Indiana who could not flee her home in time due to flash flooding was killed.
Deadly Flood
On Saturday, flooding was triggered by torrential rainfall in sections of Kentucky and Indiana; southern Indiana was particularly heavily struck. According to the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency in Indiana, a disastrous flash flood affected Brushy Fork Creek Road northeast of Madison.
Due to flooded roads, damaged or obstructed bridges, and obstructions in the route, emergency responders were unable to reach the property.
After flash floods hit portions of southeastern Indiana and northern Kentucky on Saturday, one person has died, and one is still missing.
Around five in the morning, a woman was slain in Jefferson County, Indiana. On Sunday morning after the flood waters prevented her from leaving her home. Her house was one of many that the flooding carried away.
According to WLKY, the woman's body was discovered five miles downstream from the location of her swept-away home. Response personnel could not reach the house in time due to flooded roadways.
At around 4:30 p.m., the Jeff-Craig Fire Department started pulling people from flood waters, according to a Facebook post by the agency on Saturday.
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Missing People
According to Troy Morgan, the director of emergency management for Jefferson County, Indiana, several homes were carried away on Saturday night as a result of floods. As flooding continued to affect the area, there were numerous requests for water rescues, and as of Sunday morning, multiple people were still missing.
According to officials, 20 residences were affected by the flash flooding, two utterly demolished and three of which only sustained minor damage.
According to WHAS 11, further events related to the floods in Jefferson County included cars getting caught in trees, roads getting washed away, and homes disappearing.
Since Saturday afternoon, numerous reports of flooding and severe rain have occurred throughout southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. About 25 miles south of Louisville, in Taylorsville, Kentucky, 4.39 inches of rain were recorded on Saturday night.
Fairview, about 30 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio, reported the highest precipitation in Indiana, 4.03 inches. At 2:42 p.m., Indiana's first reports of street flooding began to arrive. On Saturday, some elevated roads in the Evansville, Indiana, area began to flood as the water was spotted flowing out of sewers.
Flood floods in Switzerland County caused Indiana State Route 250 to be closed at the bridge. At 8 a.m., the department's cleanup and search and rescue operations were restarted-last Sunday.
Flood Vigilance
Even if you believe your area has a minimal risk of flooding, remember that flooding can happen anywhere it rains. It doesn't always follow that you won't have a flood in the future just because you haven't in the past.
Various factors, such as rainfall, terrain, flood-control measures, river-flow, tidal-surge data, and changes brought on by new development, are used to determine flood risk in addition to historical data.
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