Meleena Richardson, Staff Reporter
February 28, 2018
The river sign “Submerged in a Torrential Flood” provides irony as the river banks flood higher and higher.
A lamp post submerged underwater during the flood.
Flood waters threaten to rise above concrete platform of the Jeffersonville Overlook.
A view of the flood waters from the Jeffersonville Overlook.
Man prepares his drone for takeoff at the Jeffersonville Overlook.
People observing the flooded Ohio River.
A look at the flooded riverbank in downtown Jeffersonville under the walking bridge.
Portions of the roads have been closed off to prevent cars from driving into flooded areas.
Sign urges people to stay out of water.
Hazard tape is put up in an effort to keep curious onlookers at bay and out of harms way.
A line of the water level during the 1997 flood sits just feet away from the current flood conditions.
A tree under water at the Falls of The Ohio.
A state of emergency was declared for Kentucky and Indiana residents over the past weekend due to almost record-shattering flood waters. The flood has increased with each day passing and is expected to worsen with more rain in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.