May 9, 2009
Some of the worst flooding that residents of Owsley, Breathitt, Floyd, Magoffin and Pike counties could remember took place on May 9th, 2009. A series of severe supercell thunderstorms that moved repeatedly over the same areas were the culprit of the disastrous flooding. The emergency managers of both Breathitt and Pike counties estimated that more than $25 million in damage in each county occurred due to the flooding. An estimated $2 million in damage to roads and personal property occurred in
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 176089). 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.