3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Numerous clusters of thunderstorms accompanied a cold front as it moved south across western Kentucky during the afternoon. The front was associated with an upper level shortwave trough moving across Illinois and Missouri.
Read the full account →Numerous clusters of thunderstorms accompanied a cold front as it moved south across western Kentucky during the afternoon. The front was associated with an upper level shortwave trough moving across Illinois and Missouri.
Read the full account →Numerous clusters of thunderstorms accompanied a cold front as it moved south across western Kentucky during the afternoon. The front was associated with an upper level shortwave trough moving across Illinois and Missouri.
Read the full account →Rounds of severe storms hammered southern Indiana and central Kentucky on Friday, July 20, 2018, bringing very large hail, wind damage, heavy rain, and 4 confirmed tornadoes.
Read the full account →Rounds of severe storms hammered southern Indiana and central Kentucky on Friday, July 20, 2018, bringing very large hail, wind damage, heavy rain, and 4 confirmed tornadoes.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across western Kentucky on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the Ohio Valley on the 29th.
Read the full account →A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across western Kentucky on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the Ohio Valley on the 29th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th.
Read the full account →A cold front swept east-southeast across the region as Hurricane Nate was coming ashore near Mobile, Alabama. Showers and storms developed along and in advance of the front.
Read the full account →A cold front swept east-southeast across the region as Hurricane Nate was coming ashore near Mobile, Alabama. Showers and storms developed along and in advance of the front.
Read the full account →Low pressure advanced from southern Michigan to the east with a co-located cold front that pushed through the Ohio Valley during the evening hours on May 22, 2018.
Read the full account →Numerous severe thunderstorms struck eastern Kentucky during the late evening and overnight hours of May 10th and 11th 2016. The primary mode of damage was wind damage, mostly in the form of downed trees and large limbs.
Read the full account →A multi-day heavy rain event occurred from the 8th to the 15th. The heaviest rounds of showers and storms occurred on the 8th, 9th, and 10th. Parts of western Kentucky received 4 to 6 inches of rain.
Read the full account →A multi-day heavy rain event occurred from the 8th to the 15th. The heaviest rounds of showers and storms occurred on the 8th, 9th, and 10th. Parts of western Kentucky received 4 to 6 inches of rain.
Read the full account →A multi-day heavy rain event occurred from the 8th to the 15th. The heaviest rounds of showers and storms occurred on the 8th, 9th, and 10th. Parts of western Kentucky received 4 to 6 inches of rain.
Read the full account →Large clusters of thunderstorms developed northeastward across western Kentucky as the lower atmosphere warmed and moistened during the afternoon hours. A tongue of low-level moisture extended from northern Mississippi northward across far western Kentucky.
Read the full account →Large clusters of thunderstorms developed northeastward across western Kentucky as the lower atmosphere warmed and moistened during the afternoon hours. A tongue of low-level moisture extended from northern Mississippi northward across far western Kentucky.
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