3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed early this afternoon along and south of the Ohio River, moving into eastern Kentucky during the mid afternoon hours. Sporadic wind damage occurred across Estill County as well as Morgan and Bell Counties.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →A long lived line of thunderstorms tracked from Missouri through Illinois and Kentucky before stalling out across south-central Kentucky during the late afternoon hours on May 26.
Read the full account →Several large clusters of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front as it moved south into southern Illinois during the heat of the afternoon. Winds aloft were rather weak.
Read the full account →Several large clusters of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front as it moved south into southern Illinois during the heat of the afternoon. Winds aloft were rather weak.
Read the full account →Several large clusters of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front as it moved south into southern Illinois during the heat of the afternoon. Winds aloft were rather weak.
Read the full account →During the late afternoon and evening hours, a complex of thunderstorms produced damaging winds and isolated flash flooding across southwestern Kentucky. These storms produced sporadic wind damage all the way from the Mississippi River to Elkton, Kentucky.
Read the full account →During the late afternoon and evening hours, a complex of thunderstorms produced damaging winds and isolated flash flooding across southwestern Kentucky. These storms produced sporadic wind damage all the way from the Mississippi River to Elkton, Kentucky.
Read the full account →The third round of storms in about 24 hours complicated cleanup efforts in western Kentucky from the previous two rounds. Widespread damaging winds on the 6th were followed by flash flooding on the night of the 6th.
Read the full account →Major flash flooding occurred from the evening of July 6 through the early morning of July 7. A slow-moving thunderstorm complex backed slowly southwestward across western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
Read the full account →Major flash flooding occurred from the evening of July 6 through the early morning of July 7. A slow-moving thunderstorm complex backed slowly southwestward across western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
Read the full account →Multiple clusters of thunderstorms intensified during the heat of the day along and south of a warm front that arced over far southern Illinois and across southern Kentucky. The storms occurred ahead of an upper-level disturbance over eastern Missouri.
Read the full account →Major flash flooding occurred from the evening of July 6 through the early morning of July 7. A slow-moving thunderstorm complex backed slowly southwestward across western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Kentucky between this morning and early evening. As a complex of storms moved east through central portions of Kentucky during the late morning and early afternoon hours, increasing moisture and daytime heating…
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Kentucky between this morning and early evening. As a complex of storms moved east through central portions of Kentucky during the late morning and early afternoon hours, increasing moisture and daytime heating…
Read the full account →On March 12th, two warm fronts moved north through the Ohio Valley carrying warm moist air ahead of cold front that moved through later in the day. As the cold front moved through, it produces heavy rainfall and flooding across central Kentucky.
Read the full account →On March 12th, two warm fronts moved north through the Ohio Valley carrying warm moist air ahead of cold front that moved through later in the day. As the cold front moved through, it produces heavy rainfall and flooding across central Kentucky.
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