Jun 20, 2011
During the overnight and early morning hours of Monday, June 20th, numerous strong to severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc on portions of eastern KY. Between 2 and 5 am EDT, numerous trees were blown across Laurel, Bell, Knox, and Whitley counties. The real problems began around 5 am EDT, when historical flash flooding began to occur. Parts of Bell and Knox were completely devastated as area creeks and streams quickly over topped their banks, flooding the surrounding countryside. The hardest hit a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 325502). 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.