May 13, 2025
With high pressure exiting to the east of the state, a weak low pressure system started to form to our southwest, slowly moving northeast, making it through western KY between 18 and 21Z. This was accompanied by a closed upper level low, which was allowing for strong advection of warm and especially moist air into the region, focused across the east part of Kentucky. The result was showers and thunderstorms that produced heavy rain in some areas, including Estill and Letcher counties, which saw
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1292954). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Letcher County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.