Mar 18, 2013
A prefrontal band of fast moving showers and thunderstorms trained over northeast Kentucky from 0630E through 1300E. The maximum observed rainfall was on the order of 1.25 inches in 3 hours, with 1.25 to 2.0 inches falling in 6 hours. The maximum amount measured was 2.01 inches from Carter Caves in about 6 hours. ||With the ground wet from previous rains and snow melt, plus the lack of spring vegetation, many streams overflowed, causing minor flooding. Water blocked and closed roads. Water
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 429610). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Boyd County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.