3,183 first-hand accounts of flood events in Kentucky, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A stalled frontal boundary and surface low pressure south of the state early Sunday morning began to slowly lift northward into the southeast and south-central portion of the state throughout the day. Showers and thunderstorms developed along the boundary and moved eastward.
Read the full account →Widespread rain with numerous embedded thunderstorms persisted through the overnight hours of the 15th into the early morning hours of the 16th. Locally heavy rainfall caused some pockets of flash flooding of roads and low spots.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain moved across eastern Kentucky from late Friday, February 26th through early Monday, March 1st. The combination of all the heavy rainfall led to significant flooding across a good portion of central and east Kentucky.
Read the full account →Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across central Kentucky from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain moved across eastern Kentucky from late Friday, February 26th through early Monday, March 1st. The combination of all the heavy rainfall led to significant flooding across a good portion of central and east Kentucky.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain moved across eastern Kentucky from late Friday, February 26th through early Monday, March 1st. The combination of all the heavy rainfall led to significant flooding across a good portion of central and east Kentucky.
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 →Slow moving storms developed during the late afternoon and early��evening of June 6th. The slow movement produced locally heavy rainfall which produced some flash flooding in a few communities of eastern Kentucky, including Rockcastle and Powell Counties.||In Rockcastle…
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 →Kentucky was experiencing warm and moist SW flow heading through the day on July 5, while flow in the mid and upper levels was more westerly. While no forcing mechanism was in place across the state )as far as low pressure center, shortwave, or frontal boundary) and the better…
Read the full account →Moderate to major river flooding developed during the month. After a wet January, the active weather pattern continued into February. Frequent moderate to heavy rain events continued pushing not only the monthly and seasonal precipitation totals higher but also the rivers.
Read the full account →Showers first entered southeast Ohio and northeast Kentucky on the evening of February 5th in response to an encroaching disturbance. Widespread rain continued into the next day, then tapered off from northwest to southeast in the wake of a cold front during the early afternoon.
Read the full account →Showers first entered southeast Ohio and northeast Kentucky on the evening of February 5th in response to an encroaching disturbance. Widespread rain continued into the next day, then tapered off from northwest to southeast in the wake of a cold front during the early afternoon.
Read the full account →Showers first entered southeast Ohio and northeast Kentucky on the evening of February 5th in response to an encroaching disturbance. Widespread rain continued into the next day, then tapered off from northwest to southeast in the wake of a cold front during the early afternoon.
Read the full account →On the second day of heavy rain across central Kentucky, a quasi-stationary boundary was draped across the area. Training storms across south central KY in the morning resulted in significant flash flooding.
Read the full account →Several rounds of heavy rain moved across eastern Kentucky from late Friday, February 26th through early Monday, March 1st. The combination of all the heavy rainfall led to significant flooding across a good portion of central and east Kentucky.
Read the full account →An upper level disturbance parked over the Ohio Valley was the main contributor to slow moving showers and thunderstorms on the 9th and extended for the next several days.
Read the full account →A strong and occluded low pressure system moved through the state on Thursday, March the 18th. Deep moisture and steep lapse rates set the stage for convection during the afternoon.
Read the full account →Clusters of thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours, then moved east into western Kentucky in the evening. Some of the largest clusters were associated with sporadic gusty winds in the 40 to 60 mph range.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms intensified along and ahead of a cold front as it pushed south across the Lower Ohio Valley. A very unstable air mass fueled intense thunderstorm development during the late afternoon hours.
Read the full account →Repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall across the entire Ohio River basin totaled between 8 to 9 inches across central Kentucky from February 15 to February 28. These totals were generally 7+ inches, or 200 to 400% of normal values for mid to late February.
Read the full account →Slow moving storms developed during the late afternoon and early��evening of June 6th. The slow movement produced locally heavy rainfall which produced some flash flooding in a few communities of eastern Kentucky, including Rockcastle and Powell Counties.||In Rockcastle…
Read the full account →Record rainfalls from late Friday evening February 28 through Sunday morning March 2 and additional heavy rainfall on Tuesday March 4 caused the worst flooding on the Ohio River since 1964 and in some spots since 1937.
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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