3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
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.
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.
Read the full account →Two lines of strong thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front as it crossed the Mississippi River. The cold front extended southward from the triple-point of an occluded low pressure system.
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 →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 →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 →Two lines of strong thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front as it crossed the Mississippi River. The cold front extended southward from the triple-point of an occluded low pressure system.
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 →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 →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 →A line of thunderstorms produced sporadic wind damage in southeast Missouri. The line intensified as it approached the Mississippi River and began to bow out. Widespread damaging winds raked areas west of Kentucky Lake in the afternoon.
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 →Ahead of a strong cold front over southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, bands of showers and scattered thunderstorms developed over the Lower Ohio Valley. Surface dew points were in the 60's in the southerly flow ahead of the front.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms intensified along and ahead of a strong cold front as it moved across the Lower Ohio Valley and southeast Missouri during the afternoon. The strongest storms acquired supercellular characteristics, resulting in a couple of funnel clouds and isolated large hail.
Read the full account →A slow southward moving frontal boundary brought abundant rainfall to southeastern Breathitt and western Knott Counties early this morning. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall trained along this boundary as it became nearly stationary, resulting in 3 to 4 inches of rain.
Read the full account →A slow southward moving frontal boundary brought abundant rainfall to southeastern Breathitt and western Knott Counties early this morning. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall trained along this boundary as it became nearly stationary, resulting in 3 to 4 inches of rain.
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