Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky
4,996 flash flood warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 4,996
- Busiest year
- 1997325 flash flood warnings
- Average year
- 122over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pulaski County202
- Whitley County197
- Laurel County192
- Knox County180
- Clay County176
- Pike County175
- Jackson County166
- Jefferson County162
- Bell County156
- Breathitt County155
- Floyd County152
- McCreary County147
- Rockcastle County146
- Bath County140
- Perry County138
- Magoffin County136
- Morgan County136
- Harlan County129
- Leslie County127
- Christian County126
- Estill County126
- Owsley County124
- Rowan County124
- Hardin County123
- Menifee County122
- Montgomery County122
- McCracken County121
- Fleming County119
- Powell County118
- Letcher County118
- Knott County117
- Wayne County116
- Warren County116
- Daviess County113
- Calloway County113
- Lee County112
- Henderson County110
- Bullitt County110
- Oldham County109
- Todd County108
80 more counties
- Shelby County107
- Johnson County107
- Fayette County106
- Lewis County106
- Hopkins County105
- Logan County105
- Ohio County105
- Wolfe County104
- Marshall County104
- Carter County103
- Grayson County103
- Lawrence County103
- Graves County102
- Kenton County101
- Ballard County100
- Boyd County100
- Nelson County98
- Trigg County98
- Scott County97
- Muhlenberg County96
- Campbell County96
- Barren County95
- Boone County95
- Breckinridge County95
- Greenup County94
- Owen County94
- Madison County93
- Martin County93
- Livingston County92
- Elliott County91
- Bourbon County89
- Adair County88
- Butler County88
- Union County88
- Woodford County88
- Grant County87
- Harrison County87
- Spencer County86
- Hickman County86
- Taylor County85
- Pendleton County85
- Anderson County85
- Jessamine County84
- Washington County82
- Mason County81
- Carlisle County81
- Hart County80
- Mercer County80
- Franklin County80
- Caldwell County80
- Lyon County80
- Simpson County78
- Meade County78
- Marion County77
- Fulton County76
- Green County76
- Trimble County74
- Edmonson County74
- Larue County74
- Cumberland County74
- Russell County74
- Bracken County73
- Clark County73
- Gallatin County72
- Henry County72
- Garrard County71
- Allen County68
- Hancock County68
- Lincoln County67
- McLean County67
- Casey County67
- Webster County67
- Clinton County66
- Nicholas County66
- Metcalfe County66
- Monroe County65
- Crittenden County64
- Boyle County62
- Carroll County61
- Robertson County40
The latest flash flood warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 11:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 10:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 9:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Sep 21, 4:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 118 min |
| Sep 20, 5:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Boyd, Greenup | 4 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Hart, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 8:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Fleming | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 5:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Marshall | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | McCracken | 4 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Graves | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 12:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 10:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott | 3 hr |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.