May 31, 2019
Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed this afternoon as an upper level trough moved across eastern Kentucky. Repeated rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain led to isolated flash flooding in southeastern Montgomery County, while a portion of Pike County experienced flooding issues. Elsewhere, isolated small hail up to nickel size occurred due to cold temperatures aloft.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 816147). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Montgomery County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.