Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- June 28, 2:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Kentucky, June 28, 1999
Multiple thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across Jefferson and Bullitt counties through the late afternoon hours. In Jefferson county, Interstate 65 was flooded near downtown Louisville, and many roads were closed due to high water.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
Multiple thunderstorms with heavy rain moved across Jefferson and Bullitt counties through the late afternoon hours. In Jefferson county, Interstate 65 was flooded near downtown Louisville, and many roads were closed due to high water. In the Fairdale area, evacuations were required due to the flooding of homes. Four people required shelter. In Bullitt county, several roads were flooded and had many cars stalled in them due to the high water. Rainfall total for the day at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Louisville was 4.60 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Bullitt
- When
- June 28, 3:35 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bullitt County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -85.696 (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
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Heavy Rain in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Tornado in Missouri, June 28, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 28, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 28, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, June 28, 1999
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, June 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: 5706488, 5706489.