Kentucky, 2000Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
February 18, 2000 · NWS ILN · 12 events in 12 counties and zones
12 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- $11 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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, Bracken
- When
- February 18, 12:15 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bracken County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous creeks overflowed their banks across the county.
Flash Flood, Pendleton
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.696, -84.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall caused creeks to overflow their creeks, mainly in the southern half of the county.
Flash Flood, Carroll
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.668, -85.124 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several hours of heavy rainfall caused creeks to flood out of their banks.
Flash Flood, Grant
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grant County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.649, -84.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused creeks across the county to flood, including Crooked Creek and Arnold Creek.
Flash Flood, Kenton
- When
- February 18, 2:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Kenton County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall for several hours caused numerous roads to be closed across the county. BankLick Creek overflowed its banks flooding Pioneer Park.
Flash Flood, Gallatin
- When
- February 18, 2:30 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Gallatin County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.757, -84.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused roads to be flooded across the county.
Flash Flood, Owen
- When
- February 18, 2:30 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Owen County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -84.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads were closed due to heavy rainfall.
Flash Flood, Lewis
- When
- February 18, 4:00 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.532, -83.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall caused extensive damage across the county, with the worst damage occurring in Camp Dix. Numerous creeks and streams overflowed their banks and many roads were closed. A total of 146 structures were damaged with 50 being totally destroyed. Evacuations of 300 people occurred.
Flash Flood, Mason
- When
- February 18, 4:00 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Persistent heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding across the county. Three private driveway bridges were washed away, 4 roads were washed out, and 6 vehicles became submerged in the flood waters.
Flash Flood, Boone
- When
- February 18, 4:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roads were flooded across the county, including Highway 42.
Flash Flood, Robertson
- When
- February 18, 4:15 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Robertson County, Piqua
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.519, -84.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many hours of heavy rainfall caused the closing of State Route 168. Also, rising water forced the evacuation of a retirement home.
Flash Flood, Campbell
- When
- February 18, 4:40 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.947, -84.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several roads were closed due to flooded creeks.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 20003 deaths · $6.7 million · 30 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 21, 20001 death · $2.2 million · 11 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 20001 death · $35,000 · 13 events
- Winter Storm in New York, February 18 to 19, 20001 death · 10 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 20, 2000$5.0 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2000$2.0 million · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 19, 2000$1.3 million · 0.75 in hail · 14 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 18 to 21, 2000$1.6 million · 6 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 18, 20009 injured · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 18, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 2000$387,000 · F0 · 13 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 18, 2000$500,000 · 100 kt wind · 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: 5132220, 5132153, 5132154, 5132217, 5132438, 5132155, 5132218, 5132221, 5132222, 5132437, 5132219, 5132439.