Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 10 to 11, 1996

Name: Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 10 to 11, 1996
Start: 1996-05-10T23:30
End: 1996-05-11T03:30
Location: Kentucky

May 10 to 11, 1996 · NWS LMK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rain caused flash flooding to many parts of the county according to the DES. Water was up over some roads and bridges and covered some of the sewer lift stations in Milton.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
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.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding to many parts of the county according to the DES. Water was up over some roads and bridges and covered some of the sewer lift stations in Milton. The County Judge Executive declared the county a state of emergency. The damage to county and state roads were estimated at 100K. In some areas, the black top was stripped from roads. Some homes and trailers were evacuated from Ky 421 and 42.

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Trimble

When: May 10, 11:30 PM EST to May 11, 3:30 AM EST
Where: Trimble County, Countywide
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 38.613, -85.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, May 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5554277.