Kentucky, 2001

Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 18, 2001

July 18, 2001 · NWS ILN · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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  • Wind
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 17, 8:37 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 8:37 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
937 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2001

CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWFA THIS EVE HAS BEEN RATHER STRONGLY
FORCED...WITH NICE DPVA IN THE MID/UPPER LVLS AND RATHER ROBUST LLVL
WAA.  FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS...ACTIVITY HAS BEEN FOCUSED ALONG
MESOSCALE BNDRY DRAPED OVER SW OHIO AND EAST CENTRAL INDIANA.
PWAT ON 00Z SOUNDING OVER 2 INCHES (2.04)...AND HV SEEN INCREASINGLY
EFFICIENT RAINERS INCLUDING A MEASUREMENT OF 4+ INCHES IN ADAMS
COUNTY IN 90 MINUTES.  VERY DRY ANTECEDENT CONDS HV KEPT FLOOD
THREAT DOWN SO FAR...BUT NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH HOW ACTIVITY IF
BEGINNING TO TRAIN UP.  WL BE CONSIDERING FFA THROUGH 10-1030 PM.
A
REST OF PREV FCST STILL LKS GOOD.

.ILN...NONE.

JOHNSTONE

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:37 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Kenton

When
July 18, 1:35 AM EST to 4:30 AM EST
Where
Kenton County, Ft Mitchell
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cars underwater in a motel parking lot

Flash Flood, Boone

When
July 18, 1:40 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
Where
Boone County, Union
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Basements flooded in town

Flash Flood, Campbell

When
July 18, 2:00 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
Where
Campbell County, California
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.947, -84.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Church basement flooded in town

Flash Flood, Bracken

When
July 18, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where
Bracken County, Augusta
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High water on roads. Augusta-Minerva Road was impassable.

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

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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: 5257025, 5257026, 5257027, 5257028.