Aug 12, 2013
A couple of frontal boundaries and a weak shortwave trough, combined with ample low and middle level moisture, led to the formation of scattered to numerous heavy rainfall producing showers and thunderstorms across portions of eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of August 13, 2013. Significant flooding occurred across portions of Powell and Floyd counties as a result of heavy rain.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 466026). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Powell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.