Kentucky, 2001

Flood in Kentucky, August 13, 2001

August 13, 2001 · NWS JKL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 12, 7:30 PM EST, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 7:30 PM EST, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
830 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001

JUST SENT OUT AN UPDATE TO REMOVE THE EXPIRED FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM
THE SOUTHERN ZONES.  CURRENT RADAR PICS SHOW A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOST LIKELY ALONG THE SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

THE NORTHERN SET OF ZONES LOOK GOOD.  HOWEVER WE WILL KEEP A 40 POP
IN THE SOUTHEAST GROUP OVERNIGHT.  ALSO LEFT THE HEAVY RAIN WORDING
AS STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY.  WE CAN HANDLE ANY PROBLEMS WITH URBAN
AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORIES IF NEEDED.  WILL ALSO LEAVE PATCHY DENSE
FOG IN ALL GROUPS AS WELL.

.JKL...NONE

HALL/JARVIS

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Pike

When
August 13, 12:30 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
Where
Pike County, 3 mi SW of Phyllis
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.469, -82.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A section of Highway 194 was closed due to high water caused by a clogged storm drain.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5263844.