3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A slow moving low pressure system drifted across the Ohio Valley on May 18 and 19, bringing several rounds of heavy rain to the eastern reaches of the Commonwealth.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system drifted across the Ohio Valley on May 18 and 19, bringing several rounds of heavy rain to the eastern reaches of the Commonwealth.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system drifted across the Ohio Valley on May 18 and 19, bringing several rounds of heavy rain to the eastern reaches of the Commonwealth.
Read the full account →A slow moving low pressure system drifted across the Ohio Valley on May 18 and 19, bringing several rounds of heavy rain to the eastern reaches of the Commonwealth.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, scattered damaging winds, tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted western Kentucky during this time.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, scattered damaging winds, tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted western Kentucky during this time.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, scattered damaging winds, tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted western Kentucky during this time.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, scattered damaging winds, tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted western Kentucky during this time.
Read the full account →An unseasonably strong storm system impacted the region January 10-11. Heavy rainfall, flooding, scattered damaging winds, tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted western Kentucky during this time.
Read the full account →The river flood season got off to an early start as the year 2020 opened. Rather mild and wet conditions continued into the new year. Rainfall totals across the region were 1 to over 3 inches above normal for January.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the entire western Kentucky stretch of the Ohio River. The flooding was mostly minor above the confluence of the Tennessee River, including Owensboro and Henderson.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the entire western Kentucky stretch of the Ohio River. The flooding was mostly minor above the confluence of the Tennessee River, including Owensboro and Henderson.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the entire western Kentucky stretch of the Ohio River. The flooding was mostly minor above the confluence of the Tennessee River, including Owensboro and Henderson.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the entire western Kentucky stretch of the Ohio River. The flooding was mostly minor above the confluence of the Tennessee River, including Owensboro and Henderson.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the entire western Kentucky stretch of the Ohio River. The flooding was mostly minor above the confluence of the Tennessee River, including Owensboro and Henderson.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the entire western Kentucky stretch of the Ohio River. The flooding was mostly minor above the confluence of the Tennessee River, including Owensboro and Henderson.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the entire western Kentucky stretch of the Ohio River. The flooding was mostly minor above the confluence of the Tennessee River, including Owensboro and Henderson.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches. Moderate flooding was observed along the Green River. Considerable flooding of fields occurred.
Read the full account →A very wet February contributed to another period of river flooding. This was the 8th wettest February on record in Paducah, where the monthly rainfall total was 6.98 inches. Moderate flooding was observed along the Green River. Considerable flooding of fields occurred.
Read the full account →Beginning on February 3rd, numerous rounds of rainfall began to impact eastern Kentucky. This continued through February 7th, highlighted by heavy rainfall from the evening of February 5th through the first half of February 6th.
Read the full account →Beginning on February 3rd, numerous rounds of rainfall began to impact eastern Kentucky. This continued through February 7th, highlighted by heavy rainfall from the evening of February 5th through the first half of February 6th.
Read the full account →Beginning Monday, February 10, light rain moved back into eastern Kentucky. This caused additional issues, while another round on Wednesday, February 12 into Thursday, February 13 brought continued river flooding along points on the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers.
Read the full account →Beginning on February 3rd, numerous rounds of rainfall began to impact eastern Kentucky. This continued through February 7th, highlighted by heavy rainfall from the evening of February 5th through the first half of February 6th.
Read the full account →Beginning on February 3rd, numerous rounds of rainfall began to impact eastern Kentucky. This continued through February 7th, highlighted by heavy rainfall from the evening of February 5th through the first half of February 6th.
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