Flood, Nelson
- When
- February 5, 6:00 AM EST to February 7, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Kentucky, February 5 to 7, 1997
Over 2 inches of rain on already saturated ground leading to minor flooding on the Rolling Fork of the Salt River at Boston. 6 feet (flood stage is 35 feet) at 11 am est on February 6.
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.
Over 2 inches of rain on already saturated ground leading to minor flooding on the Rolling Fork of the Salt River at Boston. The river crested at 38.6 feet (flood stage is 35 feet) at 11 am est on February 6.
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
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 5 to 6, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 5 to 7, 1997
- Flash Flood in New York, February 5, 1997
- Dense Fog in Montana, February 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 5 to 7, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, February 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 5 to 7, 1997
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 5, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 5 to 6, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 5, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 5, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, February 5 to 7, 1997
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, February 1997
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: 5588529.