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Flood — Clay, KY

Feb 16, 2003

Heavy rain inundated much of eastern Kentucky on February 14th through February 16th. Anywhere from 3 to 7 inches of rain fell over this 3 day period. This rain initially produced flash flooding for many counties of eastern Kentucky. To complicate matters, ongoing rain induced general flooding over entire counties where much of the flash flooding earlier occurred. The referenced points are generally the first in the county to get generalized flooding, with the rest of the county following su

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5345506). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Clay, KY

This event is one of many recorded floods in Clay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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