Ohio River flood of 1937

==Event timeline==
* January 5: Water levels began to rise.
* January 10–18: Numerous flood warnings were issued across much of the region.
* January 13–24: Near record rainfalls were recorded.
* January 18: Numerous homes were flooded as the [[Ohio River]] started to overflow its banks due to the heavy rains.
* January 23–24: [[Martial law]] was declared in [[Evansville, Indiana]], where the water level was at {{convert|54|ft|m}}.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/wpa/flood.html "Ohio River Flood, 1937"], The Lilly Libraries, Indiana University, Bloomington</ref>
* January 26: [[River gauge]] levels reached {{convert|80|ft|m}} in [[Cincinnati]], the highest level in the city's history.<ref>[http://www.enquirer.com/flood_of_97/history3.html "Flood of 1937 – Flood of 1997"], ''The Enquirer''</ref>
* January 27: River gauge reached {{convert|57|ft|m}} in the [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] area, setting a new record. Seventy percent of the city was under water at that time.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://kyclim.wku.edu/factSheets/ohioRiver.htm |title=Fact Sheet: Ohio River Floods |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604134934/http://kyclim.wku.edu/factSheets/ohioRiver.htm |publisher=[[Western Kentucky University]] |archive-date=June 4, 2008 |access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref>
* February 2: River gauge surpassed {{convert|60|ft|m}} in [[Paducah, Kentucky]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* February 5: Water levels fell below the [[flood stage]] for the first time in nearly three weeks in several regions.