Flash Flood, Bourbon
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Bourbon County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.207, -84.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 20, 1998
East central Kentucky saw widespread flooding as anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over a 3 hour span. Numerous roads were closed due to high water across this area, and many basements were flooded as well.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- $10 million
- Events
- 10
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.
East central Kentucky saw widespread flooding as anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rain fell over a 3 hour span. Numerous roads were closed due to high water across this area, and many basements were flooded as well. Over 100 evacuations were made to residence of mobile homes and apartments, and a few rescues were also made as motorists were trapped in high water.
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:57 UTC.
Event by event
10 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Clark County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.971, -84.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Nicholas
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Nicholas County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.336, -84.015 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Woodford
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Woodford County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -84.744 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Harrison
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.442, -84.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Anderson
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.004, -84.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.239, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jessamine
- When
- July 20, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jessamine County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.872, -84.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- July 20, 6:15 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Scott
- When
- July 20, 6:30 AM EST to 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Countywide
- Crop damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.292, -84.584 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 20 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Maryland, July 20 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Arkansas, July 20 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 20, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, July 20, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 20, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, July 20 to 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 20, 1998
- Heat in Delaware, July 20 to 24, 1998
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 20 to 21, 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: 5654837, 5654840, 5654841, 5655433, 5655434, 5655435, 5655436, 5655437, 5654838, 5654839.