3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Scattered thunderstorms formed as daytime heating destabilized the atmosphere ahead of a cold front. Temperatures in the lower to mid 90's and dew points in the mid 70's resulted in strong instability.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →A heavy swath of rain, totaling up to 2-3 inches, fell across portions of the Cumberland Valley up towards the Hal Rogers Parkway this morning as widespread showers and thunderstorms moved through.
Read the full account →The Green River and portions of the Ohio River rose above flood stage late in the month. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields and woodlands in the flood plain. A few county roads were affected.
Read the full account →The Green River and portions of the Ohio River rose above flood stage late in the month. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields and woodlands in the flood plain. A few county roads were affected.
Read the full account →The Green River and portions of the Ohio River rose above flood stage late in the month. The flooding was minor, consisting of flooded fields and woodlands in the flood plain. A few county roads were affected.
Read the full account →An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.
Read the full account →An unseasonably warm and moist air mass was in place across the region during the morning hours of March 1st. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours as a strong low pressure system lifted northeast into the Great Lakes region.
Read the full account →An area of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Kentucky this morning, intensifying across far eastern Kentucky. This produced wind damage and flash flooding in Pike County along with isolated flash flooding in Martin County.
Read the full account →Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms caused wind damage, flash flooding, and dropped large hail across eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Saturday, May 27, 2017. The largest hail reported occurred in Powell County and was the size of golf balls.
Read the full account →Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms caused wind damage, flash flooding, and dropped large hail across eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Saturday, May 27, 2017. The largest hail reported occurred in Powell County and was the size of golf balls.
Read the full account →Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms caused wind damage, flash flooding, and dropped large hail across eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Saturday, May 27, 2017. The largest hail reported occurred in Powell County and was the size of golf balls.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed this morning and early afternoon. Training and repeated rounds of rainfall over the same areas led to many reports of flash flooding across portions of Perry, Pike, and Floyd Counties.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms developed this morning and early afternoon. Training and repeated rounds of rainfall over the same areas led to many reports of flash flooding across portions of Perry, Pike, and Floyd Counties.
Read the full account →Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms caused wind damage, flash flooding, and dropped large hail across eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of Saturday, May 27, 2017. The largest hail reported occurred in Powell County and was the size of golf balls.
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