March 19, 2008: Worst Flood In Vienna’s History…
Some tid-bits of information from around the region.
WPSD TV 6 reports that every business in VIenna has flood damage.
WSIL TV 3 reports that 100 year old rainfall records were broken across Southern Illinois.
A number of levees have broken in Southeast Missouri.
People in Cape Girardeau County are being rescued by helicopter.
19 people have drowned in the flooding.
Some rivers in Southern Illinois and Southern Missouri are going to hit all time record crests.
Paducah is now forecast to have a major flood from the Ohio River. The NWS is forecasting a 47 foot crest. More crests may come in the next two weeks. Unsure as to whether they will be higher than 47 feet. At 47 feet major flooding occurs in McCracken and Massac Counties.
A train with over 100 cars derailed in Vienna, Illinois. The bridge was swept away.