3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
River flooding continued from February into mid March. During March, the flooding was minor on the Green River and most of the Ohio River except moderate near the Paducah gage.
Read the full account →River flooding continued from February into mid March. During March, the flooding was minor on the Green River and most of the Ohio River except moderate near the Paducah gage.
Read the full account →River flooding continued from February into mid March. During March, the flooding was minor on the Green River and most of the Ohio River except moderate near the Paducah gage.
Read the full account →River flooding continued from February into mid March. During March, the flooding was minor on the Green River and most of the Ohio River except moderate near the Paducah gage.
Read the full account →Two rounds of thunderstorms affected the region. The first round was during the evening, when small clusters of intense storms moved northeastward, producing isolated damaging wind events.
Read the full account →A midlevel shortwave trough was situated over the Upper Midwest Sunday night (31st) into Monday morning (1st). At the surface, a strong occluded low was also present.
Read the full account →Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.
Read the full account →Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.
Read the full account →Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.
Read the full account →A warm front was in place across the state during the morning hours on May 6th, setting the stage for increased moisture and warm air into the region. By the afternoon, a nearby low pressure system began to occlude, furthering the lift and instability across the state.
Read the full account →A warm front was in place across the state during the morning hours on May 6th, setting the stage for increased moisture and warm air into the region. By the afternoon, a nearby low pressure system began to occlude, furthering the lift and instability across the state.
Read the full account →With a stationary boundary well to our northwest, and high pressure centered to our southeast, KY found itself in a weak return flow pattern. Winds were relatively light, with strong subsidence aloft thanks to an upper level ridge in place.
Read the full account →Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.
Read the full account →Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.
Read the full account →Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.
Read the full account →Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of training thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia.
Read the full account →A warm front was in place across the state during the morning hours on May 6th, setting the stage for increased moisture and warm air into the region. By the afternoon, a nearby low pressure system began to occlude, furthering the lift and instability across the state.
Read the full account →On July 17th, a west to east oriented cold front dropped southeast from the Midwest and stalled along the Ohio River. Multiple waves of convection along the front continued moving west to east across central Kentucky before the front lifted back north on July 20th.
Read the full account →On July 17th, a west to east oriented cold front dropped southeast from the Midwest and stalled along the Ohio River. Multiple waves of convection along the front continued moving west to east across central Kentucky before the front lifted back north on July 20th.
Read the full account →On July 17th, a west to east oriented cold front dropped southeast from the Midwest and stalled along the Ohio River. Multiple waves of convection along the front continued moving west to east across central Kentucky before the front lifted back north on July 20th.
Read the full account →On July 17th, a west to east oriented cold front dropped southeast from the Midwest and stalled along the Ohio River. Multiple waves of convection along the front continued moving west to east across central Kentucky before the front lifted back north on July 20th.
Read the full account →On July 17th, a west to east oriented cold front dropped southeast from the Midwest and stalled along the Ohio River. Multiple waves of convection along the front continued moving west to east across central Kentucky before the front lifted back north on July 20th.
Read the full account →Afternoon convection developed and moved northeastward through the Quad State from the mid afternoon to just after sunset as a shortwave disturbance progressed across Arkansas. Training heavy rain resulted in ponding of water in far southeast Hickman County.
Read the full account →A localized band of heavy rainfall produced 2-4 inches across portions of the Green River basin during the evening of the 16th, resulting in rising river levels on the Green River, with minor flood reached at Paradise.
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