Flash Flood, Livingston
- When
- July 15, 6:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston County, South Portion
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 15, 1998
Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped very heavy rain, with estimates of up to 2 inches in 45 minutes. Driveways were washed out in Livingston County.
Where it happened
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.
- 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
- $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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Slow-moving thunderstorms dumped very heavy rain, with estimates of up to 2 inches in 45 minutes. Driveways were washed out in Livingston County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Crittenden
- When
- July 15, 6:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lyon
- When
- July 15, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, North Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Florida, July 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 15, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, July 15, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, July 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: 5661741, 5661742, 5661743.