Jun 26, 2018
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms brought periods of heavy rainfall to portions of southeast Kentucky from this morning into this evening, leading to instances of flooding and flash flooding. The worst flash flooding occurred in Harlan County, particularly near the Ages to Jones Creek area where a few locales received greater than 3 inches of rain in just over a 24 hour period. Late morning and afternoon heating allowed for a few storms to become severe, producing damaging wind gusts
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 752876). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Knott County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.