May 27, 2017
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms caused wind damage, flash flooding, and dropped large hail across eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Saturday, May 27, 2017. The largest hail reported occurred in Powell County and was the size of golf balls. The worst flooding occurred in Pulaski County, where several feet of water was over a road near Shopville for a short period of time. Hail was the primary severe weather mode during this event, with numerous occurrences of quar
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 689887). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Letcher County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.