Aug 14, 2021
A cold front slowly dropped into Kentucky during the morning of August 14. It then began to stall out during the day across eastern Kentucky. With a humid airmass in place, this created the instability needed for showers and thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon, producing heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Several flash flood warnings were issued for locations that saw multiple rounds of heavy rainfall. Two severe thunderstorm warnings were also issued for a storm that gained strength over
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 966130). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Fleming County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.