Kentucky, 1998

Flooding in Kentucky, April 17 to 26, 1998

April 17 to 26, 1998 · NWS LMK · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Significant rainfall caused flooding along the Green, Rough and Ohio Rivers and the Rolling Fork of the Salt River. Minor flooding occured along low-lying county roads and agricultural bottomland.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Significant rainfall caused flooding along the Green, Rough and Ohio Rivers and the Rolling Fork of the Salt River. Minor flooding occured along low-lying county roads and agricultural bottomland. The following are crests and dates: Rolling Fork of the Salt River at Boston: 36.7 feet (flood stage is 35 feet) at 0900 am est on April 18; Dundee along the Rough River: 25.4 feet (flood stage is 25 feet) at 100 pm est on April 17; Munfordville along the Green River: 28.2 feet (flood stage is 28 feet) at 4 pm est on April April 17; Brownsville along the Green River: 19.7 feet (flood stage is 18 feet) at 3 pm est on April 18; Woodbury along the Green River: 36.5 feet (flood stage is 33 feet) at 130 pm est on April 19; Rochester Ferry along the Green River: 19.6 feet (flood sstage is 17 feet) at 1 pm est on April 20; Tell City along the Ohio River: 39.4 feet (flood stage is 38 feet) at 4 pm est on April 25.

The radar

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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Edmonson

When
April 17, 6:00 AM EST to April 19, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Edmonson forecast zone
Coordinates
37.209, -86.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Nelson

When
April 17, 12:00 PM EST to April 19, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Nelson forecast zone
Coordinates
37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Ohio

When
April 17, 6:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Ohio forecast zone
Coordinates
37.478, -86.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hart

When
April 17, 6:00 PM EST to April 18, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Hart forecast zone
Coordinates
37.300, -85.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Butler

When
April 18, 4:00 AM EST to April 23, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Butler forecast zone
Coordinates
37.207, -86.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Hancock

When
April 24, 11:00 AM EST to April 26, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Hancock forecast zone
Coordinates
37.842, -86.778 (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.

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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: 5639033, 5639030, 5639031, 5639032, 5639034, 5639035.