3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Minor flooding that began along portions of the Ohio River in June ended very early in July. Low-lying woods, fields, and a few county roads remained underwater. A riverside park in Paducah was affected.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms with very heavy rain caused isolated minor flooding problems. The storms developed in response to daytime heating of a very moist air mass.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms with very heavy rain caused isolated minor flooding problems. The storms developed in response to daytime heating of a very moist air mass.
Read the full account →The city of London continued to experience flooding into the early hours of July 1st, stemming from earlier heavier rains late in the evening of June 30th.
Read the full account →Another rise on the rivers occurred during the second half of the month due to heavy rain across the central part of Kentucky. This produced another round of minor flooding in the Ohio River basin.
Read the full account →Another rise on the rivers occurred during the second half of the month due to heavy rain across the central part of Kentucky. This produced another round of minor flooding in the Ohio River basin.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along the Green River into mid April. Even though rainfall was pretty close to normal in April, the excessive rainfall in March primed the ground for more flooding in April.
Read the full account →Minor flooding occurred along the Green River into mid April. Even though rainfall was pretty close to normal in April, the excessive rainfall in March primed the ground for more flooding in April.
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Clusters of thunderstorms intensified across western Kentucky during the afternoon. The storms then propagated slowly southeastward through a moderately unstable environment, with mixed-layer capes around 2000 j/kg.
Read the full account →Clusters of thunderstorms intensified across western Kentucky during the afternoon. The storms then propagated slowly southeastward through a moderately unstable environment, with mixed-layer capes around 2000 j/kg.
Read the full account →Clusters of thunderstorms intensified across western Kentucky during the afternoon. The storms then propagated slowly southeastward through a moderately unstable environment, with mixed-layer capes around 2000 j/kg.
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Clusters of showers and thunderstorms began affecting central and eastern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours of Friday April 3rd. The initial complex of thunderstorms targeted areas from Louisville across the Bluegrass Region in parts of east-central Kentucky, including the…
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms occurred along a very slow-moving cold front that extended from northwest Arkansas to the Lower Ohio Valley. The storms produced excessive rainfall and isolated flash flooding, as well as minor river flooding.
Read the full account →A very warm and unstable air mass brought a few rounds of severe thunderstorms to central Kentucky, starting during the evening hours Thursday June 25th. Isolated storms developed first, producing some sporadic wind damage.
Read the full account →A very warm and unstable air mass brought a few rounds of severe thunderstorms to central Kentucky, starting during the evening hours Thursday June 25th. Isolated storms developed first, producing some sporadic wind damage.
Read the full account →A very warm and unstable air mass brought a few rounds of severe thunderstorms to central Kentucky, starting during the evening hours Thursday June 25th. Isolated storms developed first, producing some sporadic wind damage.
Read the full account →The second of three rounds of severe weather arrived shortly after midnight on July 14th as a complex of thunderstorms barreled southeastward into east Kentucky.
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