Jan 1, 2022
The second warmest December on record for Eastern Kentucky finished with a warm and moist air mass in place on New Year's Eve. A developing warm front slowly lifted northward out of the Tennessee Valley during the early morning hours on New Year's Day 2022 and stalled near the the Hal Rogers/Highway 80 corridor. The combination of strong lifting and near record atmospheric moisture levels for this time of year led to a line of training showers and thunderstorms, some with frequent lightning and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1004586). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Breathitt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.