3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Record rainfall amounts from late evening Friday February 28 to the morning of Sunday March 2 lead to major flooding along the Salt River basin including the Rolling Fork.
Read the full account →A warm front moved slowly northward from the Gulf Coast states on the night of the 19th, reaching the lower Ohio Valley on the morning of the 20th. This warm front brought the third widespread heavy rainfall event so far in February.
Read the full account →An arctic cold front approached and passed through the area February 3rd into February 4th. Multiple waves of low pressure moved along this front, allowing for a slow moving system which provided plenty of rainfall, heavy at times, to the Ohio Valley.
Read the full account →On September 5, 2018, the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon moved north from the Gulf of Mexico. It carried copious amounts of moisture as it continued to rotate while slowly moving north.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of September 22nd, a flash flood watch was issued to cover southeast Indiana and areas in and around the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky.||By September 23rd, a cold front stretched west to east from western Tennessee to far |east-central Kentucky on through eastern…
Read the full account →A strong occluded low pressure system was located in southeast Canada, resulting in scattered severe weather along the associated cold front across much of the northeast throughout the day.
Read the full account →A combination of an approaching low pressure system and daytime heating aided in the generation of scattered showers and thunderstorms in eastern Kentucky.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall in southwestern Louisiana on the 22nd. The storm weakened after making landfall and became post tropical as it moved through the Mississippi and lower Ohio River Valleys into the 23rd.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall in southwestern Louisiana on the 22nd. The storm weakened after making landfall and became post tropical as it moved through the Mississippi and lower Ohio River Valleys into the 23rd.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed very late this afternoon and early evening as a hot and humid airmass remained in place across eastern Kentucky.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall in March set the stage for major flooding when record-setting rains fell in April and May. At Paducah, 15.91 inches of rain fell in April, which was 10.96 inches above normal.
Read the full account →Slow moving thunderstorms developed this afternoon ahead of an upper level disturbance, bringing moisture from the Gulf of Mexico into eastern Kentucky. Isolated wind damage occurred in Laurel County as one storm initially grew very strong.
Read the full account →Record rainfall amounts from late evening Friday February 28 to the morning of Sunday March 2 lead to major flooding along the Salt River basin including the Rolling Fork.
Read the full account →A complex of slow moving thunderstorms dropped south from southern Indiana into northern Kentucky during the pre-dawn hours Sunday, July 12th.
Read the full account →A stalled frontal boundary interacting with highly anomalous moisture from the Gulf of Mexico interacted with multiple weather systems that brought widespread heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms to central Kentucky February 24 through the early morning hours February 25.
Read the full account →Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms brought periods of heavy rainfall to portions of southeast Kentucky from this morning into this evening, leading to instances of flooding and flash flooding.
Read the full account →A prolonged period of light to moderate rain led to flooding across portions of eastern Kentucky, particularly southeastern Kentucky, beginning during the overnight hours of Friday, February 9 into Saturday, February 10, 2018.
Read the full account →The large mainstem rivers remained well above flood stage following several rounds of heavy rain in late February. February monthly precipitation was 4 to 7 inches above normal, with monthly totals of 8 to 10 inches common.
Read the full account →A low pressure system approached central Kentucky from the west with a warm front extending to the east and a cold front to the south. Early in the day as the warm front moved north through central Kentucky, the lift provided by the front caused widespread heavy rainfall in…
Read the full account →As a cold front approached from the west throughout the day, showers and storms were on tap for portions of eastern Kentucky. While these storms did not become severe or cause much impact from the winds or hail, they did put down some heavy rains.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary corridor of thunderstorms developed from central Kentucky to northwest Tennessee, including Christian and Todd Counties. These storms resulted in excessive rainfall amounts over places that received heavy rain during the early morning severe storms.
Read the full account →A nearly stationary corridor of thunderstorms developed from central Kentucky to northwest Tennessee, including Christian and Todd Counties. These storms resulted in excessive rainfall amounts over places that received heavy rain during the early morning severe storms.
Read the full account →Several rounds of widespread heavy rainfall in late February produced long-term flooding along the Clarks River, a tributary of the Ohio River. This flooding persisted until the Ohio River fell significantly and allowed backwater to drain.
Read the full account →Several rounds of widespread heavy rainfall in late February produced long-term flooding along the Clarks River, a tributary of the Ohio River. This flooding persisted until the Ohio River fell significantly and allowed backwater to drain.
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