Kentucky, 2000

Flash Flood in Kentucky, April 3 to 4, 2000

April 3 to 4, 2000 · NWS JKL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Leslie

When
April 3, 9:45 PM EST to April 4, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Leslie County, Wendover
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very heavy rain produced flash flooding across the county. Hurricane Road near Wendover was under water. HWY-3427 near Raccoon Creek was under water, as well as, the road at the Cutshin Creek intersection of Meeting House Road. Bridges were also reported under water across the area.

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: 5141888.