Mar 20, 2002
Light rain moved into northeast Kentucky during the predawn hours of the 19th. Light to moderate rainfall fell during the 19th, as a warm front tired to lift north from the Tennessee Valley. The heaviest rains occurred from 0100 to 0800E on the 20th, ahead of the low pressure wave on the strong frontal boundary. Rains then diminished during the morning of the 20th. Rain totals from the 30 hour event were 2.5 to 4.5 inches, with roughly 60% of the total occurring in about 6 hours on the 20th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5282942). 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.