3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Northwest flow aloft was well established over the Lower Ohio Valley during the morning hours on August 31st. Just above the surface, light southwesterly winds brought modified Gulf moisture across the Commonwealth and southern Indiana.
Read the full account →The Ohio River rose back above flood stage after a series of heavy rainfall events in late March and early April. Showers and thunderstorms were frequent during the first few days of the month ahead of a surface cold front. A warm front brought more rain on the 7th.
Read the full account →Heavy rain caused flash flooding to many parts of the county according to the DES. Water was up over some roads and bridges and covered some of the sewer lift stations in Milton. The County Judge Executive declared the county a state of emergency.
Read the full account →Scattered afternoon convection became more numerous for the mid-afternoon hours in the northern Pennyrile. MLCAPE was around 1000 J/kg while shear was limited.
Read the full account →Scattered afternoon convection became more numerous for the mid-afternoon hours in the northern Pennyrile. MLCAPE was around 1000 J/kg while shear was limited.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms with torrential rain caused local flooding. The storms were supported by a warm front that extended east-northeast from the southern Plains across the Lower Ohio Valley.
Read the full account →A slow-moving area of widespread showers and thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain during the morning. The storms occurred in a warm and very humid air mass in the vicinity of outflow boundaries from previous storms.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms became stationary from west to east across the southern portion of western Kentucky. The storms were fed by a rather strong west-southwest low level jet up to 40 knots.
Read the full account →Heavy rain from thunderstorms lead to flash flooding across portions of Pulaski and Jackson counties during the late afternoon and evening hours of July 1, 2015. A brief, and quite unexpected, tornado touched down briefly in Pulaski county.
Read the full account →Estimated rainfall of 4 to 8 inches across the county in less than 36 hours caused area creeks and streams to rise out of their banks. Numerous roads were closed due to high water and several evacuations occurred. A few bridges were washed away.
Read the full account →From April 18 to 19, most of southeast Kentucky received 1 to 3 inches of rain, but some spots received 3 to 5 inches. The heavy rain resulted in widespread flash flooding, small stream flooding, and eventually river flooding.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms repeatedly developed over northeast Trigg County and moved southeast across the Hopkinsville area and then southern Todd County. Storms followed this track for a few hours, producing excessive rainfall totals of locally over 5 inches.
Read the full account →A thunderstorm with torrential rain moved slowly north from Hickman County across Carlisle County. Rainfall rates were estimated close to two inches per hour, with an unofficial report of one inch in 20 minutes.
Read the full account →A low pressure system moved from Louisiana on the morning of April 14th, to Eastern Kentucky later that evening. Once in Eastern Kentucky, the low pressure system slowed its movement considerably, as the system strengthened.
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 →Remnants of Hurricane Frances caused about a 30 hour rain event, from the afternoon of the 7th into the evening hours of the 8th. The heaviest rains fell during the morning of the 8th. Storm total amounts of 3 to 5 inches were widespread, with isolated amount of 5 to 6 inches.
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 →Well south of a frontal boundary, a moist and unstable air mass resided over the Ohio Valley. The ground was already wetter than normal from previous rains. A southwest and west wind along with daytime heating formed showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 20th.
Read the full account →Well above normal rainfall upstream on the Ohio River late March through mid-April led to minor flooding occurring mid-month in Western Kentucky along the Ohio River with flood stage reached at multiple gages from Newburgh to Shawneetown.
Read the full account →Well above normal rainfall upstream on the Ohio River late March through mid-April led to minor flooding occurring mid-month in Western Kentucky along the Ohio River with flood stage reached at multiple gages from Newburgh to Shawneetown.
Read the full account →Well above normal rainfall upstream on the Ohio River late March through mid-April led to minor flooding occurring mid-month in Western Kentucky along the Ohio River with flood stage reached at multiple gages from Newburgh to Shawneetown.
Read the full account →Well above normal rainfall upstream on the Ohio River late March through mid-April led to minor flooding occurring mid-month in Western Kentucky along the Ohio River with flood stage reached at multiple gages from Newburgh to Shawneetown.
Read the full account →Rounds of showers and thunderstorms formed in the weak northwest flow aloft during the late afternoon hours of the 22nd. Rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches in 1 to 2 hours were estimated over parts of Boyd County during the early evening.
Read the full account →Scattered early morning convection developed across southern Indiana and Kentucky ahead of a weak cold front sagging south across central Indiana.
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