Pikeville, Pike County Flood of 1977
Twenty-two people died in the four-state region, including 10 in Kentucky, due to the flooding which also affected southern West Virginia, southwest Virginia and parts of Tennessee as the heavy rain continued through April 5. According to the National Weather Service office in Jackson, record flooding occurred on the Tug and Levisa Forks of the…
Pikeville Flood of 1957
January 1957 Flood One of the Worst in History The January 1957 flood dealt Eastern Kentucky a severe blow: it took 12 lives and caused $50 million in damage. The mid-winter flood of 1957 wrought great destruction in the Big Sandy, the Kentucky, and the Cumberland river valleys. At Pikeville on the Big Sandy River…
