Enter any address in Logan County, Kentucky to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from severe thunderstorms is the dominant flood character in Logan County, KY. Between 2020 and 2024, NOAA Storm Events data recorded 46 flash flood events and 12 general flood events. Recent examples include flash flooding on May 8th and 9th, 2024, associated with a quasi-stationary frontal boundary, and April 2nd and 3rd, 2025, when supercells tracked eastward across the region.
FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data indicates that while Zone A areas have seen the most claims, Zone X areas have experienced higher average water depths and payouts. Homeowners in Zone A, Zone X, and areas with unknown flood risk should pay close attention to potential flood hazards.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
23 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Logan County, Kentucky has recorded 58 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 46 flash floods and 12 river or area floods. The county has received 19 federal disaster declarations, 1 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1969–2026)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm | May 16, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | Severe Storm | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides | Severe Storm | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, And Mudslides | Severe Storm | May 21, 2024 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides | Severe Storm | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, And Tornadoes | Tornado | Dec 10, 2021 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Feb 15, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 5, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 9, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 8, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 3, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 28, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Feb 28, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 26, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 23, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jul 22, 2019 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Feb 15, 2025
A strong storm system moved across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on February 15th and 16th, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding, severe weather, and winter weather to central Kentucky. The large scale upper level pattern featured deep troughing ejecting across the central CONUS, with broad southwesterly flow occurring in the low and mid troposphere. Southerly flow helped to draw rich mo...
Flash Flood — Apr 5, 2025
On the night of April 2nd, 2025, a cold front approached the lower Ohio Valley. Along and ahead of the cold front, numerous supercells developed over southern Illinois and western Kentucky. These storms tracked eastward and occasionally grew upscale into a QLCS with bowing segments. Storms lasted all night and into the morning hours, as the cold front began to stall over the lower Ohio Valley. ...
Flash Flood — May 9, 2024
On May 8th and 9th, 2024, a quasi-stationary frontal boundary was draped from west to east across the Ohio Valley. Storms from the previous evening across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky had helped to stabilized the environment in those locations, though areas in southern Kentucky still had a good amount of instability and shear to work with during the afternoon and evening hours on...
Flash Flood — May 8, 2024
On May 8th and 9th, 2024, a quasi-stationary frontal boundary was draped from west to east across the Ohio Valley. Storms from the previous evening across southern Indiana and north central Kentucky had helped to stabilized the environment in those locations, though areas in southern Kentucky still had a good amount of instability and shear to work with during the afternoon and evening hours on...
Flash Flood — Jun 3, 2024
As a warm front moved northeast through the region. Training heavy rain showers caused some isolated ponding and flooding issues as gusty winds knocked some limbs out of trees. One falling branch caused a power pole to snap in Oldham County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Logan County, Kentucky:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Logan County, Kentucky that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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