Feb 3, 2022
Periods of mostly light to moderate rain spread across eastern Kentucky on February 2nd and February 3rd, as waves of low pressure rode along a slow-moving arctic cold front settling in from the northwest. The strongest and last wave of low pressure lifted across the Appalachians late February 3rd and into February 4th bringing with it a final round of rain, changing over to a wintry mix and eventually snow flurries across eastern Kentucky. While 2-day rainfall amounts ranged from 1.5 to 3.0 inc
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1008956). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.