BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Flooding in Mayfield damaged several pieces of property yesterday.

What You Need To Know

  • Mayfield rainfall reached over 11 inches of water, breaking a record in the state 

  • Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency for the flooding

  • Residents describe the damage done by the flooding, including water damage, fallen trees and debris

  • The flooding erased progress some resident made after a devastating tornado went through the area in Dec. 2021

“It got up in the house, got all the way up there, all through my bed room,” said Gladys Rodgers, a Mayfield resident who had water leak into her home.

However, the most damaged piece of property she owned was her white, homemade, picketed fence.

“My whole fence is gone,” Rodgers said. “The worst of it is here.”

The flood had also damaged other properties by water logging cars and causing thick trees to fall onto the roofs of people's homes.

The flood reversed some of the progress residents made after a devastating tornado went through Mayfield in Dec. 2021.

“We had all windows damaged in the tornado. Our roof was completely damaged, and we’re still in a process to fix inside the house,” Mayfield resident Bertha Belasquaez said. 

Belasquaez was one of the people whose house was not severely damaged. However, several inches of water puddled underneath her home. 

“We woke up around 3:00 am, and everything was wet,” Belasquaez said. 

“It takes seven days for it to dry up,” she explained. “We’ve lived here for seven years and this is the first time this has happened.” 

Her storage was also soaked, and random debris showed up in her yard.

“Our entire yard was soaked,” Belasquaez said. “We got trees, we got trash, we got stuff we don’t even know where it came from.”

Those affected by the flood can contact the Mayfield Graves County Long Term Recovery Group. They can be reached at 270-247-5022.

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