WEST POINT, Ky. — Residents at nearly 100 homes in West Point evacuated because of flooding. The Ohio River is projected to crest Wednesday morning.

Carolyn Guynes waded through flood water to reach her childhood home, where her brother lives. If she waited any longer, she’d need taller boots.

“He moved everything he could upstairs and in the loft in the garage,” Guynes said.

The Ohio River has overtaken dozens of homes in West Point, including buildings that are normally several hundred feet from the riverbank.

On Tuesday, April 8, the Ohio River covered much of Elm Street and many other streets farther in.

“Estimated between 75 and 100 homes that have water in them, most people are out of,” West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi said.

Ciresi said they’ve been expecting the high water for days, giving residents time to prepare, move belongings or arrange where to stay after the water pushed them out.

The city’s street department borrowed barricades from other towns after running out on Tuesday.

“There’s houses that are built up eight feet above. You know their first floor is nothing but garages and it’s going above that,” Buck McChesney said.

As each hour passed, the city added more barricades across town.

“Then we’re going down main street to put more barricades down there at the other end,” Wesley Cook said.

For those evacuated, they wait.

“My girlfriend and my son are staying at my daughters, and I’ve been staying in the van over by the house, kind of watching my stuff,” Gary Bruce said.

Representatives from FEMA and Kentucky Emergency Management are in West Point, helping residents with shelter, food and water.