Flash Flood, Pulaski
- When
- January 7, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski County, Bronston
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 37.104, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 7, 1998
Heavy rain of up to 6 inches resulted in flash flooding in areas from Somerset to Flemingsburg. In many areas streams were out of their banks and numerous roads were flooded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Heavy rain of up to 6 inches resulted in flash flooding in areas from Somerset to Flemingsburg. In many areas streams were out of their banks and numerous roads were flooded. In Pulaski County, near Bronston, a car was swept away by flood waters and several houses were surrounded by water. In Bath County, a 62 year old woman fell from a foot bridge, and was drowned in a flooded creek.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Rockcastle
- When
- January 7, 3:30 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockcastle County, Brodhead
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 37.365, -84.316 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Powell
- When
- January 7, 3:45 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Powell County, Clay City
- Coordinates
- 37.831, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Estill
- When
- January 7, 4:45 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Estill County, Irvine
- Coordinates
- 37.693, -83.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Montgomery
- When
- January 7, 4:45 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Jeffersonville
- Coordinates
- 38.034, -83.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Bath
- When
- January 7, 4:45 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bath County, 4 mi SW of Owingsville
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 38.145, -83.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lee
- When
- January 7, 5:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 2 mi S of Beattyville
- Coordinates
- 37.595, -83.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- January 7, 5:45 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Mc Kee
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Fleming
- When
- January 7, 5:45 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fleming County, Flemingsburg
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -83.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Bath | 1998-01-07 | 62 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, January 7, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, January 7 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, January 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in North Carolina, January 7 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 7 to 9, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, January 7, 1998
- Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 7, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Virginia, January 7 to 8, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, January 7, 1998
- Ice Storm in New Hampshire, January 7 to 10, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 1998
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: 5629354, 5629355, 5629356, 5629357, 5629358, 5629359, 5629360, 5629361, 5629362.