Jul 10, 2021
Several days of heavy to torrential rains and gusty winds were experienced across eastern Kentucky from July 9th through the 12th. A strong surface low pressure remained parked across Illinois to our WNW, with a frontal boundary expanding eastward and through Kentucky, sinking just south of the state to start the day on the 9th. During the day on the 9th and the 10th, the front began lifting northward through eastern Kentucky as a warm front, becoming the center for convective development, and a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 964713). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Estill County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.