3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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 →4 to 9 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours causing widespread flooding and/or flash flooding resulting in numerous water covered and closed roads, evacuations and rescues. Most of these counties were declared disaster areas and given federal assistance.
Read the full account →Flash flooding on April 16 and 17 developed into widespread river flooding in the Cumberland River basin on April 17. On the Cumberland River an initial crest occurred at most locations on April 17 or 18, but additional heavy rain on April 18 and 19 brought a second higher…
Read the full account →A strong southerly flow, ahead of a cold front, transported very moist air through Tennessee and Kentucky. Surface dew points were in the mid and upper 60s. Wave after wave in the mid and upper levels helped trigger widespread showers, with embedded thunderstorms.
Read the full account →A stalled cold front over the Mississippi Valley spawned thunderstorms producing heavy rain from northern Mississippi through middle Tennessee and central Kentucky into southern Indiana.
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 →A round of thunderstorms developed during the mid to late afternoon hours on the 7th, resulting in flash flooding across segments of Knox and Bell Counties. Near Kayjay and Wheeler in Knox County, flowing water inundated roads and entered residences.
Read the full account →Above normal moisture in response to multiple disturbances over the region led to numerous rounds of rain across eastern Kentucky. Many creeks and streams rose out of its banks leading to adjacent roads near the water bodies to be closed.
Read the full account →Above normal moisture in response to multiple disturbances over the region led to numerous rounds of rain across eastern Kentucky. Many creeks and streams rose out of its banks leading to adjacent roads near the water bodies to be closed.
Read the full account →Above normal moisture in response to multiple disturbances over the region led to numerous rounds of rain across eastern Kentucky. Many creeks and streams rose out of its banks leading to adjacent roads near the water bodies to be closed.
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 mesoscale convection system rode east and northeast into eastern Kentucky during Christmas morning. Support for the rain was aided by a stalled out front in southern West Virginia, just south of Charleston, on into southeast Kentucky.
Read the full account →A mesoscale convection system rode east and northeast into eastern Kentucky during Christmas morning. Support for the rain was aided by a stalled out front in southern West Virginia, just south of Charleston, on into southeast Kentucky.
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 →Torrential downpours falling on saturated ground resulted in widespread road and creek flooding. Numerous motorists were stranded in high water. High water swept one car from Kentucky 351 near Zion. Divers located the female occupant of the vehicle.
Read the full account →Record flooding occurred all along the Licking River basin as 24 hour rainfall amounts beginning early March 1 totaled from 6 to 10 inches. Stoner Creek at Paris crested at a record 30.0 feet (flood stage is 18 feet) at 5 am est on March 2.
Read the full account →Moderate to major flooding of the Ohio River occurred. States of emergency were declared in McCracken, Livingston, Union, and Henderson Counties. Floodfighting activities included the construction of temporary sandbag levees.
Read the full account →Severe thunderstorms dived southeast into the Gateway Region downing numerous trees and power lines and causing flash flooding during the late evening hours of August 3, 2015.
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms developed along a stationary front that was draped along the Ohio River from southwest Indiana to the southern tip of Illinois. The storms occurred in a hot and humid air mass during the heat of the afternoon.
Read the full account →A cluster of thunderstorms developed along a stationary front that was draped along the Ohio River from southwest Indiana to the southern tip of Illinois. The storms occurred in a hot and humid air mass during the heat of the afternoon.
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 →A strong low pressure system moved out of the lower Mississippi Valley early on the 23rd, crossing eastern Kentucky around sunrise. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico surged north ahead of the system, resulting in a prolonged period of moderate rainfall which started during the…
Read the full account →A solid squall line oriented from north to south moved eastward at 30 mph across western Kentucky. Individual storm cells within the line raced north-northeast at 50 to 65 mph.
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