Kentucky, 1998Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 14, 1998
June 14, 1998 · NWS LMK · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
2 to 4 inches of rain fell over a large area of south central Kentucky in a 1 to 3 hour period. Grounds were already saturated from heavy rainfall during the previous week.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
2 to 4 inches of rain fell over a large area of south central Kentucky in a 1 to 3 hour period. Grounds were already saturated from heavy rainfall during the previous week. This caused widespread flash flooding. State police reported numerous roads closed across these counties in addition to one man rescued in his car.
Flash Flood, Logan
- When
- June 14, 10:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.860, -86.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Warren
- When
- June 14, 10:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.994, -86.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Simpson
- When
- June 14, 10:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Simpson County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.742, -86.582 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Barren
- When
- June 14, 11:00 AM EST to 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Barren County, South Portion
- Coordinates
- 36.966, -85.934 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Monroe
- When
- June 14, 11:00 AM EST to 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 36.712, -85.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, June 14, 1998$5.6 million · 21 events
- Flooding in Iowa, June 14 to 16, 1998$6.1 million · 17 events
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 1998$240,000 · 75 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 14, 1998$250,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 14, 1998$60,000 · 62 kt wind · 29 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 14, 1998$145,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, June 14, 1998$150,000 · 3 events
- Tornadoes in Illinois, June 14, 19984 injured · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 14, 1998$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Flooding in Maine, June 14 to 16, 1998$60,000 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 14 to 15, 1998$58,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 14, 1998$57,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events
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: 5640199, 5640200, 5640201, 5640202, 5640203.