When the rains started coming down early Saturday morning, most had already been advised we were in for a wet and wild weekend; however, no one really knew the magnitude of things to come.

Nearly eight inches of rainfall hit Logan County over Saturday and Sunday, according to the Kentucky Mesonet.

Terry Cole of Logan County Emergency Management said that the county’s firefighters – most of which are volunteer’s – worked tirelessly throughout Sunday’s flooding.

“These guys worked pretty much 48 hours straight,” Cole said. “Every fire department in the county did a great job and should be commended for that. They did some outstanding work.”

Cole added that the Logan County Search and Rescue and the ECC dispatch also were vital in the response to the flooding.

Cole said over 100 roads in the county were closed at one time or another during the storm.

Russellville mayor Gene Zick declared a state of emergency on Sunday.

Zick said the two days of rainfall caused the city’s creek to overflow, flooding streets and basements while potentially damaging bridges and roadways.

Zick was also concerned with the city’s two lakes – Spa and Herndon.

“Herndon was fine, but it appears that Spa had just come over the overflow area – but it did not erode too much,” Zick said. “We are still getting calls for flooded basements and manholes are still over flowing. We had measured 8.2 inches at the waste treatment plant. This has impacted so far 12 families, 15 road closures, 15 to 20 manhole covers floated off and were overflowing and a large tree fell in the Greens due to soaked soil.”

In the county, the hardest hit areas were around Auburn and Adairville, according to Terry Harkleroad, the director of Logan County Emergency Management.

On Sunday night, Harkleroad helped coordinate the evacuation of 10 to 15 home on Tamara Road and Riverview Drive.

Harkleroad said the Adairville fire departments and police chief Steve Hadden were extremely hard-working during the evacuation.

In Auburn, fire chiefs Steve Montgomery and Jeff Gregory rescued a female from a car on Shakertown Road just before it was completely submerged.

People trying to drive on flooded roads was a continuous problem, Cole said.

“We watched people move the barricades we put up to close the roads and drive through,” Cole said. “That not only puts you in danger, but also the people that have to come and get you before you go floating down the road. If you can’t see the yellow or white lines on the road, you shouldn’t be driving on them.”

Several roads remained closed on Monday because the waters had not yet receded. Some of those included, KY 107, KY 3201, KY 1153, KY 96, KY 765, KY 1308, KY 664, KY 664, KY 106, KY 775, KY 591, KY 104, KY 1309, KY 2375, and KY 1151.