Kentucky, 2001

Flash Flood in Kentucky, July 29, 2001

July 29, 2001 · NWS RLX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$4,000
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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 29, 9:30 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 9:30 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1030 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001

...FLOODING STILL A POSSIBILITY INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

NO CHANGE TO FORECAST.

.RLX...
WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR
WVZ005>011...WVZ013>020...WVZ024>040...WVZ046>047.

VA...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR VAZ003>004.

KY...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR KYZ101>103...KYZ105.

OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR TODAY FOR OHZ066>067...OHZ075>076...OHZ083>087.A

.END/JMV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 29, 10:12 AM EST, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA
1112 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY L%OCATION....

1045 AM    ANAWALT                   WV   FLOODING
07/29/01   MCDOWELL                       NATIONAL GUARD REPORTS
                                          EVACUATIONS AT ANAWALT.

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lawrence

When
July 29, 11:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Lawrence County, Martha
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.068, -82.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Blaine Creek flooded roads and a campground.

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: 5262057.