Flood, Ballard
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Kentucky, January 24 to 31, 1999
Repeated heavy rains from a succession of March-like storm systems caused the Ohio River to rise above flood stage late in the month. 7 feet on the morning of the 27th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Repeated heavy rains from a succession of March-like storm systems caused the Ohio River to rise above flood stage late in the month. At Smithland, where flood stage is 40 feet, the river crested at 42.7 feet on the morning of the 27th. At Paducah, where flood stage is 39 feet, the river crested at 43.6 feet on the 26th. The flooding was generally minor and primarily confined to farmland and riverside parks and access roads. High water forced the Cave-In-Rock Ferry, linking Kentucky 91 north of Marion, KY, with Illinois 1 in Cave-In-Rock, to close. Water on the Kentucky side of the river rose to cover the road. The ferry shuttles about 500 vehicles across the river each day. The next closest crossings across the Ohio River are bridges at Paducah, KY and Shawneetown, IL.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Crittenden
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Daviess
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Henderson
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Livingston
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, McCracken
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Union
- When
- January 24, 8:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 24, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, January 24 to 26, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, January 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in New York, January 24, 1999
- Flooding in Michigan, January 24 to 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Heat in Massachusetts, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Flooding in New York, January 24 to 27, 1999
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 24 to 25, 1999
- Flooding in Ohio, January 24, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, January 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 1999
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: 5680474, 5680475, 5680476, 5680477, 5680478, 5680479, 5680480.