The flooding closed a number of roads in Missouri around the Meramec River , and threatened to force the closure of Interstate 44 at Valley Park . Unlike the Great Flood of 1993 , which affected this same region , the majority of homes and businesses in Valley Park were protected from the flooding by a new levee built in 2005 . In Kentucky , the flooding resulted in scattered road closures and flooded basements . In Covington , city crews used sump pumps to keep high water off the streets . High water from Banklick Creek also forced Kenton County 's Pioneer Park to close . Emergency managers in Posey County , Indiana declared a state of emergency and Vanderburgh County , Indiana and the city of Evansville were also under states of emergency for a short time . Schools in Henderson and Union Counties were closed due to the flooding , and U.S. 60 at the line between the two counties was shut down because of landslides . Numerous roads were closed because of flooding in the Louisville , Kentucky area : Old Vincennes Road at Buttontown Road and Clover Creek and Hamby Road and Borden Road at U.S. 150
Great Flood of 1993
Great Flood of 1993
Early Spring 2008 Midwest floods