May 24, 2017
An area of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Kentucky this morning, intensifying across far eastern Kentucky. This produced wind damage and flash flooding in Pike County along with isolated flash flooding in Martin County. A few homes and businesses had water infiltrate them, while a few bridges were washed out. Additional storms moved into the Lake Cumberland region during the mid to late afternoon, producing large hail and damaging winds across Pulaski and Rockcastle Counties. A f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 688608). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Martin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.