Flash Flood, Bell
- When
- May 8, 7:10 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bell County, Arjay
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 36.731, -83.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Kentucky, May 8, 1996
Three to four inches of rain fell in less than 3 hours. Flash flooding affected Arjay, Kettle Island, Green Camp, Roth Camp, and some areas along Kentucky 92.
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
- $10,000
- 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 JKL wrote it up.
Three to four inches of rain fell in less than 3 hours. Flash flooding affected Arjay, Kettle Island, Green Camp, Roth Camp, and some areas along Kentucky 92. Numerous roads were flooded and several residents in Arjay were stranded for more than 4 hours.
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:12 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, May 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Indiana, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 8, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 8, 1996
More
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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: 5553919.