Kentucky, 2001

Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 25 to 26, 2001

July 25 to 26, 2001 · NWS LMK · 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 9:00 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 9:00 PM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1000 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2001

WE WILL ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR OUR NORTHERN FORECAST AREA
(FA) OVNGT.

PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AOA 2.00 INCHES TNGT/APCHG FNT AND S/W
...PLUS FA ON FAVORABLE SRN EDGE OF WLY'S... SHUD LEAD TO REPEAT
OR NEW CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT.

ALREADY WE HAVE HAD POCKETS OF INTENSE RAINFALL ( FROM 1 TO 3+
INCHES)...SO WITH THE POTENTIAL OF MORE ON THE WAY...WE WILL TAKE
THE FFA ROUTE.

HAVE KEPT SRN KY OUT OF FFA...SINCE NEW DEVELOPMENT SHUD
BE FURTHER NORTH...UP TWD FNT.

.SDF...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT NORTHERN FORECAST AREA.

STUREY

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The radar

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Event by event

4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Bourbon

When
July 25, 9:20 PM EST to 11:35 PM EST
Where
Bourbon County, Countywide
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
38.207, -84.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A female was trapped in a car on Redmon Road between Paris and Millersburg. Flooding was reported on several other state roads.

Flash Flood, Scott

When
July 25, 11:00 PM EST to July 26, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Scott County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.292, -84.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several roads were flooded in the eastern part of the county.

Flash Flood, Ohio

When
July 26, 1:30 AM EST to 3:30 AM EST
Where
Ohio County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.478, -86.849 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water covered roads throughout the county, but mainly over the north. Flooding of low lying areas was reported.

Flash Flood, Hardin

When
July 26, 4:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Hardin County, Elizabeth Town
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
37.698, -85.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cardinal and Shaw Creeks were out of their banks. Water was in the basements of several homes in the Cardinal Creek Subdivision.

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: 5258101, 5258102, 5258103, 5258104.