Sep 17, 2004
On September 18, 2004 at approximately 10:47 pm EST, a 20 year old man drowned while attempting to drive his vehicle through flood waters on Highway 459, near the junction of Bull Run road, 5 miles southwest of Barbourville. The road was closed at the time of the incident. Four feet of water over a bridge near Central Elementary School in Corbin. Highway 66, nine miles north of Pineville, had water flowing over it. Highway 229 blocked by high water. Stinking Creek and Little Brush Creek Roads al
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5421854). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Knox County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.