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Flash Flood — Menifee, KY

Feb 28, 2021

Several rounds of heavy rain moved across eastern Kentucky from late Friday, February 26th through early Monday, March 1st. The combination of all the heavy rainfall led to significant flooding across a good portion of central and east Kentucky. For some areas, this was the most significant flooding in the last 50 to 60 years, or more. FEMA estimates that this event cost $350-400 million dollars in damages, including both individual and public infrastructure. This is now the costliest event in

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 938190). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Menifee, KY

This event is one of many recorded floods in Menifee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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