Kentucky, 1997Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 18, 1997
June 18, 1997 · NWS ILN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Flash Flood, Boone
- When
- June 18, 8:45 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused numerous roads to be closed across the county.
Flash Flood, Kenton
- When
- June 18, 10:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kenton County, Ft Mitchell
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous roads closed due to heavy rainfall.
Flash Flood, Grant
- When
- June 18, 2:40 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 38.649, -84.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Area creeks and streams including Eagle Creek rose out of their banks and flooded some roads mainly over the northern part of the county.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 18, 19971 death · $800,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 18, 1997$15 million · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 18, 1997$144,000 · F1 · 13 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wyoming, June 18, 1997$27,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in New York, June 18, 1997$55,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 18, 1997$45,000 · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 18, 1997$32,000 · 10 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 18, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, June 18, 1997$30,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 18 to 24, 1997$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 18, 1997$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 18, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
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: 5605812, 5605813, 5605814.