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Island Creek Basin residents say lack of warning and closed floodgate caused rapid flooding
Summary
Residents of the Island Creek Basin told the Paducah Board of Commissioners they were not warned before a rapid localized flood after a gate at Husband Road was closed; residents said the closure and a plugged bypass turned the basin into a flash flood, and asked the city for a meeting and remediation.
Robert Dorty, a resident of the Island Creek Basin, told the Paducah City Board of Commissioners during public comment on May 27 that his home took in about 2 feet of water and that he and about 30 families lost most of their belongings.
"We've lost everything," Dorty said, adding that he and other residents were placed in motels by emergency management after the April flood. He said he had not been told his home was in a flood zone and that FEMA denied some claims because of missing flood insurance.
Why this matters: residents said the basin flooded quickly after what they described as the Husband Road floodgate being closed while a bypass was obstructed. Multiple speakers said the closure — which they said happened as river levels were not in the moderate stage — left them without the 24 hours' warning they said would have…
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