3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Minor to moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At Uniontown, the river was above flood stage nearly all month. Downriver at Smithland and Paducah, the flooding occurred during the mid and latter part of the month.
Read the full account →Minor to moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At Uniontown, the river was above flood stage nearly all month. Downriver at Smithland and Paducah, the flooding occurred during the mid and latter part of the month.
Read the full account →Minor to moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At Uniontown, the river was above flood stage nearly all month. Downriver at Smithland and Paducah, the flooding occurred during the mid and latter part of the month.
Read the full account →Minor to moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At Uniontown, the river was above flood stage nearly all month. Downriver at Smithland and Paducah, the flooding occurred during the mid and latter part of the month.
Read the full account →A large storm system developed over the central Plains at the end of April. This brought several rounds of very heavy rain between April 30th and May 2nd. Rainfall amounts from 2 to 5 inches were widespread over western Kentucky.
Read the full account →A surface cold front extended from the Chicago area southwestward across the eastern fringes of the St. Louis metro area to a weak low pressure center over southeast Missouri.
Read the full account →Strong southern winds brought warm temperatures and plenty of moisture into an environment of strong wind shear ahead of an advancing cold front.
Read the full account →Strong southern winds brought warm temperatures and plenty of moisture into an environment of strong wind shear ahead of an advancing cold front.
Read the full account →Rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated amounts to 5 inches resulted in widespread flash flooding across the southeast Kentucky counties of Bell, Whitley, Harlan, McCreary, Knox, Letcher, Leslie, Clay, and Laurel.
Read the full account →Isolated flash flooding of roads occurred due to persistent thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. Minor flooding ensued on the Little River at Hopkinsville. A 500 mb shortwave ejected eastward atop relatively stable low levels.
Read the full account →Isolated flash flooding of roads occurred due to persistent thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. Minor flooding ensued on the Little River at Hopkinsville. A 500 mb shortwave ejected eastward atop relatively stable low levels.
Read the full account →Isolated flash flooding of roads occurred due to persistent thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. Minor flooding ensued on the Little River at Hopkinsville. A 500 mb shortwave ejected eastward atop relatively stable low levels.
Read the full account →Isolated flash flooding of roads occurred due to persistent thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. Minor flooding ensued on the Little River at Hopkinsville. A 500 mb shortwave ejected eastward atop relatively stable low levels.
Read the full account →Isolated flash flooding of roads occurred due to persistent thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall. Minor flooding ensued on the Little River at Hopkinsville. A 500 mb shortwave ejected eastward atop relatively stable low levels.
Read the full account →Like much of the severe weather in March, the 28th saw the same conditions with the Ohio Valley ahead of an upper trough with an embedded low system. During the day, warm moist air advanced north ahead of a later cold front.
Read the full account →Scattered thunderstorms, ahead of a could front, drifted south through southern Indiana and the Bluegrass region of Kentucky in an unstable environment. Some of these storms became severe causing isolated tree damage and flash flooding in Kentucky counties.
Read the full account →A moist and unstable atmosphere led to the formation of several areas of showers and thunderstorms during the overnight and early morning hours of August 12th.
Read the full account →A prolonged period of thunderstorms occurred over the Owensboro area in a very moist southerly wind flow. A weak low pressure center just northwest of the Ohio River's confluence with the Mississippi River helped to focus the moisture and convergence.
Read the full account →Heavy rain fell during the morning of March 1, the afternoon of March 1, and again during the night of March 1 to 2. This resulted in repeated episodes of flash flooding and numerous road closures.
Read the full account →Heavy rain of up to 6 inches resulted in flash flooding in areas from Somerset to Flemingsburg. In many areas streams were out of their banks and numerous roads were flooded.
Read the full account →A large, slow moving area of rain with embedded heavier showers moved across the area from the late morning into the afternoon. The result was heavy rainfall with localized flooding and flash flooding.
Read the full account →Two very slow-moving areas of thunderstorms crossed western Kentucky during the overnight hours into the early morning hours. These storms dumped up to 5 inches of rain in about 6 hours. Isolated pockets of flash flooding occurred with these excessive rain totals.
Read the full account →On April 15th, south of a nearly stationary front, a couple of isolated thunderstorms developed over north central Kentucky. One of these storms remained almost stationary over Oldham County. This produced severe hail, tree damage, and flash flooding over a relatively small area.
Read the full account →On the afternoon of June 19th, a low pressure system settled down into Central Kentucky, promoting scattered showers around the Ohio River Valley.
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