Heavy rain caused the Kentucky River to rise in March of 2021. When a hydroelectric power plant upriver discharged additional water, the Kentucky River reached a major flood stage, and crested 40 feet above its normal level.
Woodford County’s Emergency Management Director, Drew Chandler, needed a way to compile damage assessment data for state and federal emergency relief, but with the projected water levels, the areas that were most impacted could not be safely accessed on the ground.