Sep 1, 2017
Powerful and slow moving Hurricane Harvey made landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane. After the storm stalled along the coast, producing extreme and unprecedented amounts of rainfall along the Texas and Louisiana coasts that resulted in catastrophic flooding in the Houston metro area. The system then lifted toward the Tennessee and lower Ohio River Valleys on Friday September 1. Heavy rain spread across central Kentucky with amounts ranging from 4 to 6 inches. There were
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 711495). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Metcalfe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.