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Heavy rains create Gradyville Flood 2009; county road problems

By Ed Waggener

Heavy overnight rains produced a few problems in Adair County. On Old Gradyville Road, Big Creek was over a bridge, Betsy Fausnaugh reported this morning, Friday, May 8, 2009. It was enough to cause some motorists to turn around and not attempt a crossing, she said.

Jobe Darnell, Superintendent of the Adair County Road Department said that his crews are looking at problems from at least five areas of the county this morning. At 8:58amCT, he had the following places to check:
  • Oak Grove Road in District 3
  • Odell Baker Road in District 5
  • Dotson Road in District 3
  • Allen Schoolhouse Road
  • Powell Creek Road in District 3
On the lighter side, Charles Sparks, meteorologist, Gradyville historian, and rememberer of everything that's happened and some, some say, that didn't, reported there had been 4" of rain last night. "Worse than that," he said, "we had 3" of lightning. It's bad if it piled up. A pile of that stuff will kill you if you get in it," Sparks said.




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Gradyville Flood of 2009



2009-05-08 - Old Gradyville Road, Gradyville, District 4, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Betsy Fausnaugh.
"This was the bridge on Old Gradyville Road at Big Creek, this a.m., after the heavy rains. Most people were turning around and avoiding it but a few were attempting to go across it," writes Betsy Fausnaugh. "Good thing my husband is in the Coast Guard and knows how to do flood water rescue. Paul Coomer Road is to the right in the picture and the house ahead is the Todd and Cozetta Legg residence. My house is behind where I was standing to take the picture. That's my hay field where the flood waters are flowing across. The photo was taken at 6:15amCT, Friday, May 8, 2009, standing in the middle of Old Gradyville RD."

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