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Kentucky Flood Stories

3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Jefferson, KY · May 29, 2012

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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Flash Flood

Jefferson, KY · May 29, 2012

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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Flash Flood

Jefferson, KY · May 29, 2012

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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Flash Flood

Warren, KY · Jul 2, 2012

A cluster of nearly stationary thunderstorms developed across south central Kentucky during the afternoon hours on July 2nd. Eventually these storms coalesced along a line extending southeastward from southern Ohio County, across Warren County, and into northern Allen County.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Floyd, KY · Aug 12, 2013

A couple of frontal boundaries and a weak shortwave trough, combined with ample low and middle level moisture, led to the formation of scattered to numerous heavy rainfall producing showers and thunderstorms across portions of eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening…

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Floyd, KY · Aug 12, 2013

A couple of frontal boundaries and a weak shortwave trough, combined with ample low and middle level moisture, led to the formation of scattered to numerous heavy rainfall producing showers and thunderstorms across portions of eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening…

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Flash Flood

Floyd, KY · Sep 4, 2014

Scattered strong thunderstorms brought heavy rain and several instances of flooding to eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of September 4th.

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Flash Flood

Woodford, KY · Aug 12, 2013

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours across central Kentucky ahead of a surface trough that moved through early the next morning.

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Flash Flood

Allen, KY · Jul 5, 2015

An upper level disturbance and associated surface low pressure moved from the southern Plains northeastward toward the Tennessee and lower Ohio valleys Sunday July 5th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Daviess, KY · Feb 24, 2011

A powerful mid-level shortwave trough ejected east-northeast across the southern Plains, reaching the lower and mid Mississippi Valley during the night.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Webster, KY · Feb 24, 2011

A powerful mid-level shortwave trough ejected east-northeast across the southern Plains, reaching the lower and mid Mississippi Valley during the night.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Knox, KY · Jun 20, 2011

During the overnight and early morning hours of Monday, June 20th, numerous strong to severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc on portions of eastern KY. Between 2 and 5 am EDT, numerous trees were blown across Laurel, Bell, Knox, and Whitley counties.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

McCracken, KY · Jul 12, 2011

The initial storms formed in a hot and very unstable air mass, producing an isolated microburst near Owensboro. Later in the evening, a large cluster of thunderstorms drifted southeast from southern Illinois and then accelerated southeast across western Kentucky.

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Flash Flood

Trigg, KY · Jan 3, 2023

A few damaging wind events and an isolated tornado occurred across western Kentucky during the late night/early morning hours. Instability was meager, but very strong wind shear contributed to an environment favorable for a few severe storms.

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Flash Flood

Hardin, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Christian, KY · Jan 3, 2023

A few damaging wind events and an isolated tornado occurred across western Kentucky during the late night/early morning hours. Instability was meager, but very strong wind shear contributed to an environment favorable for a few severe storms.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Hardin, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Harrison, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Ohio, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Fayette, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Ohio, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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Flash Flood

Bourbon, KY · Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall.

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