3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Periods of rain moved across eastern Kentucky from the afternoon hours of Friday February 26th through the morning of Monday March 1st. By the time the event was over, 4 inches or more of rain had accumulated over parts of eastern Kentucky and led to moderate river flooding on…
Read the full account →Periods of rain moved across eastern Kentucky from the afternoon hours of Friday February 26th through the morning of Monday March 1st. By the time the event was over, 4 inches or more of rain had accumulated over parts of eastern Kentucky and led to moderate river flooding on…
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms, ahead of a could front, drifted south through southern Indiana and the Bluegrass region of Kentucky in an unstable environment. Some of these storms became severe causing isolated tree damage and flash flooding in Kentucky counties.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system, in combination with the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Gordon, and abundant moisture brought a long duration heavy rainfall event to much of the Bluegrass region of eastern Kentucky.
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 →May 18, the Lower Ohio Valley was primed with a moist atmosphere that was in place from southerly surface flow from the Gulf of Mexico, and as a cold front moved through the region, severe thunderstorms caused tree damage and isolated flooding.
Read the full account →A stalled frontal boundary brought waves of heavy rainfall to central Kentucky from February 26 through February 28. This caused record rainfall, isolated severe winds, and even a tornado. As a result, Bowling Green set a February daily rainfall record with 5.11 on the 28th.
Read the full account →During a time without any major weather systems moving through the region, a moist atmosphere with differential heating and remaining outflows from earlier thunderstorms was enough for thunderstorms and heavy rain to develop across central Kentucky.
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed this afternoon, extending into the evening ahead of an upper level disturbance. While storms were progressive in nature, continued development and repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall over certain locations led to instances…
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 →Deep moisture anchored across east Kentucky, combined with a stalled frontal boundary, then a cold front, led to several rounds of heavy rain from the evening of September 12th through the early afternoon hours on September 13th.
Read the full account →Warm and humid conditions developed across much of the lower Ohio Valley during the last week of May 2017. A complex of storm systems passed through the region, sparking widespread showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →Warm and humid conditions developed across much of the lower Ohio Valley during the last week of May 2017. A complex of storm systems passed through the region, sparking widespread showers and thunderstorms.
Read the full account →On July 14th, as the remains of Hurricane Barry advanced up the Mississippi River Valley, an outer boundary of storms moved northward over the Ohio River Valley. This caused localized tree and power line damage north of Lexington, Kentucky.
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 →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 →Clusters of thunderstorms formed over central Kentucky and then pushed eastward into east Kentucky during the morning hours of April 17th. The thunderstorms produced isolated wind damage early in the morning in Letcher County, but the bigger impacts were from flash flooding…
Read the full account →Round one of what would be three rounds of severe weather inside of a 36 hour period began during the early afternoon hours as a thunderstorm complex raced southeastward across eastern Kentucky.
Read the full account →A mesoscale convective complex moved southeast and passed through northeast Kentucky during the afternoon hours on the 13th.||More thunderstorms formed in northern Ohio ahead of a cold front and mid level disturbance during the midday and early afternoon on the 14th.
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 strong low pressure system produced multiple weather hazards. Scattered supercell thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on the morning and early afternoon of the 14th, producing isolated wind damage, large hail, and several tornadoes.
Read the full account →Waves of rain, heavy at times, moved across the region during the afternoon of February 26th through the morning of March 1st. Significant flooding began on the last day of February in Lawrence County, where water flowing along Kentucky Route 3 began to reach adjacent homes as…
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