Flood, Anderson
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.004, -84.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Kentucky, March 1, 1997
Widespread flooding and/or flash flooding resulted from 4 to 9 inches of rainfall in less than 24 hours. Numerous roads were water covered and closed across these counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 12
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.
Widespread flooding and/or flash flooding resulted from 4 to 9 inches of rainfall in less than 24 hours. Numerous roads were water covered and closed across these counties. Many homes and businesses were effected. All of these counties were declared federal disaster areas eligible for financial aid.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Bourbon
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bourbon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.207, -84.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Franklin
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.239, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Harrison
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.442, -84.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Jessamine
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jessamine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.872, -84.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Mercer
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.811, -84.874 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Nicholas
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.336, -84.015 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Scott
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.292, -84.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Woodford
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Woodford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -84.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Nelson
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Spencer
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.033, -85.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Washington
- When
- March 1, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -85.175 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, March 1 to 6, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 1, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flooding in Tennessee, March 1 to 11, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, March 1, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, March 1 to 2, 1997
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, March 1, 1997
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: 5596568, 5596569, 5596570, 5596571, 5596572, 5596573, 5596574, 5596575, 5596576, 5596577, 5596578, 5596579.