Flash Flood, Oldham
- When
- February 18, 1:15 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oldham County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -85.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
A warm front over the lower Ohio Valley produced numerous training thunderstorms over north central Kentucky during the morning and early afternoon. A cold front brought more heavy rain to north central and east central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
A warm front over the lower Ohio Valley produced numerous training thunderstorms over north central Kentucky during the morning and early afternoon. A cold front brought more heavy rain to north central and east central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening. These thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts averaging from two to five inches. Numerous roads were closed over the area, including US and state highways, and cars were stranded in some areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- February 18, 1:30 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Henry
- When
- February 18, 2:30 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry County, New Castle
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.449, -85.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High school flooded
Flash Flood, Shelby
- When
- February 18, 2:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.215, -85.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Harrison
- When
- February 18, 2:45 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Countywide
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.442, -84.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Scott
- When
- February 18, 4:15 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.292, -84.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Bullitt
- When
- February 18, 6:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bullitt County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -85.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Spencer
- When
- February 18, 6:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Spencer County, Taylorsville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.033, -85.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Warren
- When
- February 18, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.994, -86.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Parts of Western Kentucky University were flooded
Flash Flood, Nicholas
- When
- February 18, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.336, -84.015 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- February 18, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Bourbon
- When
- February 18, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bourbon County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.207, -84.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Madison
- When
- February 18, 8:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Richmond
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -84.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A 15 year old boy died after the car in which he was riding was overtaken by flood waters.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Madison | 2000-02-18 | 15 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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 Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, February 18 to 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 18 to 21, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, February 18, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 18, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, February 2000
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: 5134487, 5134488, 5134489, 5134490, 5134491, 5134216, 5134217, 5136335, 5136336, 5136337, 5136338, 5136339, 5136340.