Feb 18, 2000
Rains of 2.5 to 4 inches hit Carter, Greenup, and Boyd Counties in about an 18 hour period on the 18th. A frontal zone pushed north of northeast Kentucky during the early monring hours. Another round of rain developed by early afternoon as low pressure moved up the Ohio River Valley. Southerly winds in Tennessee and Kentucky pulled moisture north. Surface dew points were in the 55 to 60degree range. Thunderstorms occurred during the late afternoon and evening hours. Rains totals from co
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5129589). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Greenup County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.