Nov 4, 2004
Warm frontal rain began around 0000E, but intensified in eastern Kentucky after 0400E. A narrow southwest to northeast band of heavier embedded thunderstorms crossed Boyd County between 0600 to 0700E, followed by a second enhanced area around 0800E. The rains ended by midmorning, after the warm front lifted to the north. A narrow corridor, from near Princess on northeast to Ashland, saw an average of 2 to 3 inches of rain in 6 to 10 hours. The cooperative observer in Ashland had the maximum
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5426903). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Boyd County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.