Kentucky, 1999

Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 22, 1999

January 22, 1999 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

M. Rivers, streams, and creeks began to overflow across roads.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Thunderstorms with heavy rain persisted over extreme southwest Kentucky for over 12 hours, beginning around 1 A.M. Rivers, streams, and creeks began to overflow across roads. In Graves County, emergency management personnel reported eleven roads were closed. In the Mississippi River counties, some roads were covered with water, and there were reports of a few homes threatened by rising floodwater. In Graves County, Mayfield Creek flooded, sending water over roads. In McCracken County, flooding of the Clarks River affected some roads and neighborhoods.

The radar

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Event by event

6 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Carlisle

When
January 22, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Carlisle County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Fulton

When
January 22, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Fulton County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Graves

When
January 22, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Graves County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Hickman

When
January 22, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Hickman County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, McCracken

When
January 22, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
McCracken County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Ballard

When
January 22, 3:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Ballard County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.058, -88.999 (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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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: 5680684, 5680685, 5680686, 5680687, 5680688, 5680689.