Aug 10, 2014
Early on Sunday, August 10th, a nearly stationary front stretched from weak low pressure in Arkansas northeast along the Ohio River. This boundary became a focus for repeated episodes of slow moving heavy thunderstorms throughout the day, and even into Monday. During the morning hours on Sunday, a cluster of storms developed near Lexington and brought flooding to several counties in the Bluegrass Region. For the date, the ASOS site at the Lexington Airport measured a record 5.38 inches of rain.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 526683). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fayette County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.