Kentucky, 1998Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, June 22, 1998
June 22, 1998 · NWS RLX · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Flash Flood, Boyd
- When
- June 22, 5:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Boyd County, Mavity
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Road flooding from the East Fork of the Little Sandy occurred.
Thunderstorm Wind, Boyd
- When
- June 22, 6:43 PM EST
- Where
- Boyd County, Ashland
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -82.630
Large branches and a few trees were blown down.
- 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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Kentucky, June 22 to 29, 19981 death · 22 events
- Heat in Illinois, June 22 to 29, 19981 death · 19 events
- Heat in Alabama, June 22, 19981 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, June 22, 19982 injured · $260,000 · 1 in hail · 36 events
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, June 22, 1998$1.1 million · F0 · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998$125,000 · 1 event
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 22, 19986 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 22, 1998$66,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, June 22, 1998$65,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 22, 1998$60,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 22, 1998$50,000 · 3 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: 5659269, 5659268.