Aug 22, 2014
Significant flash flooding developed across portions of eastern Kentucky during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 22nd into the early morning hours of August 23rd. Clusters of slow moving thunderstorms moved repeatedly across the areas of Johnson, Floyd, Pike, and Martin counties. Other counties that experienced flooding were Montgomery, Powell, Wolfe, and Estill counties. The most widespread and devastating flooding, however, occurred across portions of Johnson, Floyd, and Pike cou
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 531328). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pike County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.