Jul 13, 2015
Round one of what would be three rounds of severe weather inside of a 36 hour period began during the early afternoon hours as a thunderstorm complex raced southeastward across eastern Kentucky. This thunderstorm complex produced widespread wind damage across the entirety of eastern Kentucky. A few areas were also subjected to severe flash flooding where thunderstorms passed repeatedly over the same areas. This included the Flatgap/Redbush communities of Johnson County, Hays Branch of Triplet
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 584096). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Estill County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.