Kentucky, 2000Flash Flooding in Kentucky, December 16, 2000
December 16, 2000 · NWS ILN · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
5 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $220,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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, Kenton
- When
- December 16, 2:30 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kenton County, Covington
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused Banklick Creek to flood Pioneer Park and Cody road.
Flash Flood, Robertson
- When
- December 16, 5:30 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Robertson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.519, -84.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several hours of very heavy rainfall caused many roads to be closed across the county.
Flash Flood, Pendleton
- When
- December 16, 5:35 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.696, -84.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall flooded many roads across the county. A bridge was also washed out.
Flash Flood, Mason
- When
- December 16, 6:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused high water across roads. One road was closed due to the high water.
Flash Flood, Lewis
- When
- December 16, 7:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.532, -83.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused the closing of 1 road and washed out a bridge.
- 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.
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 200011 deaths · 144 injured · $13 million · F4 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 200014 injured · $10 million · F3 · 2 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 20001 death · 9 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 20002 deaths · $575,000 · 8 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 200017 injured · $2.1 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 20001 injured · $1.1 million · F2 · 16 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000$2.0 million · F2 · 1 event
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 20001 death · $50,000 · 2 events
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000$750,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000$750,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 20001 death · 17 events
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 20002 injured · $175,000 · F2 · 1 event
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: 5159708, 5159711, 5159710, 5159709, 5159712.