Apr 23, 2017
An area of low pressure moving across the Tennessee Valley brought an area of persistent light to moderate rain into southeastern Kentucky, beginning this morning and lasting into the overnight hours. This round of rain fell on top of what had fallen the previous several days, thus leading to numerous instances of flooding. ||Rivers and streams began to rise through the day as widespread four day rainfall amounts of 4-5 inches fell near the Virginia and Tennessee state lines, with three day amou
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 681937). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Whitley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.