In the remote holler of Bowling Creek in Kentucky’s Appalachian region, Jessica Willett tied herself to her two kids as floodwaters overwhelmed their home. They survived, but now face a daunting future.
BOWLING CREEK, Ky. – As roaring floodwaters rose around her, Jessica Willett cut an electric cord off a vacuum cleaner and bound herself to her two children.
Willett, 34, heard loud pops and cracks as the force of the deluge fractured her manufactured home perched on Bowling Creek, a remote and steep-sided Kentucky holler. The floor bowed and water poured in. Her car parked outside was swept away.