Flood, Nelson
- When
- January 25, 7:00 AM EST to January 27, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Kentucky, January 25 to 27, 1996
A melting snowpack as well as heavy rainfall caused minor flooding along the Rolling Fork of the Salt River. 6 feet above flood stage, on January 26 at 3 am est.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
A melting snowpack as well as heavy rainfall caused minor flooding along the Rolling Fork of the Salt River. The river crested at 37.6 feet, which is 2.6 feet above flood stage, on January 26 at 3 am est.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, January 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 25, 1996
- Flood in New York, January 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 25 to 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Mexico, January 25, 1996
- Flood in Montana, January 25 to 26, 1996
- High Wind in Nevada, January 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5549468.