3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Scattered early morning convection developed across southern Indiana and Kentucky ahead of a weak cold front sagging south across central Indiana.
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.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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…
Read the full account →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…
Read the full account →Scattered strong thunderstorms brought heavy rain and several instances of flooding to eastern Kentucky during the afternoon and evening hours of September 4th.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours across central Kentucky ahead of a surface trough that moved through early the next morning.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A powerful mid-level shortwave trough ejected east-northeast across the southern Plains, reaching the lower and mid Mississippi Valley during the night.
Read the full account →A powerful mid-level shortwave trough ejected east-northeast across the southern Plains, reaching the lower and mid Mississippi Valley during the night.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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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