May 14, 2022
Heavy rain occurred in portions of northeast Kentucky on May 14, leading to swollen creeks and streams across the area. While no flash flood reports were received, there was a fatality reported in Rowan County. According to the county EM and rescue squad, an 80-year-old man was on a utility vehicle with his wife, attempting to cross a swollen creek along Bullfork Road. The utility vehicle reportedly got stuck, and the man got off the vehicle and into the high waters to free the vehicle and get t
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1068889). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Rowan County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.