May 24, 2020
Scattered thunderstorms developed very late this afternoon and early evening as a hot and humid airmass remained in place across eastern Kentucky. The hardest hit area by heavy rainfall was along the Hal Rogers Parkway and Highway 80 corridor, stretching from Leslie County to Floyd County.||A portion of Leslie County saw chunks of a roadway washed away, while parts of Perry and Floyd Counties had motorists stranded and rescued by first responders. Residences near Fisty in Knott County were inund
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 882873). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Leslie County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.