Overview
An area of low pressure moving across the Tennessee Valley brought an area of persistent light to moderate rain into southeastern Kentucky, beginning this Sunday morning April 23rd and lasting into the overnight hours. This round of rain fell on top of what had fallen the previous several days, thus leading to numerous instances of flooding.
Rivers and streams began to rise through the day as widespread four day rainfall amounts of 4-5 inches fell near the Virginia and Tennessee state lines, with three day amounts of 3-4 inches common. Several roads were closed due to high water, while multiple points along the Cumberland River experienced minor flooding for the next couple of days. One man was rescued 30 yards downstream along the Cumberland River near Williamsburg, where moderate flooding occurred, as he was pulled into the high waters. Minor flooding was also reported on the Kentucky River at Ravenna and Hazard, while several points along the Kentucky and Big Sandy Rivers breached action stage.
 Cumberland Falls following the weekend's rains. Courtesy WYMT. |
 A shelf cloud approaching London. Courtesy Johnnie Nicholson. |
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| Water over Tackett Creek Road south of Williamsburg. Courtesy WKYT. | Flooding in Harlan County. Courtesy Jennifer. | Archer Park in Prestonsburg. Courtesy Allen Bolling. |
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| Mudslide on Highway 1344 near Calvin in Bell County. Courtesy local emergency management. | Flooding on Highway 15 from Smoot Creek near Dry Fork in Letcher County. Courtesy WYMT. | Highway 699 in Cutshin in Leslie County. Courtesy WYMT. |
River Flooding - Hydrographs
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| Moderate flooding on the Cumberland River at Williamsburg. | Minor Flooding on the Cumberland River at Barbourville. | Minor Flooding on the Cumberland River at Pineville. |
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| Minor Flooding on the Kentucky River at Ravenna. | Minor Flooding on the Kentucky River at Hazard. |
Radar
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| Radar imagery from Sunday morning into the early evening. |
Rainfall Amounts
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Jackson KY 125 PM EDT Mon Apr 24 2017 ...A wet weekend across eastern Kentucky... A slow moving storm system brought several rounds of rain to the area over the weekend. The rain was heaviest over the Upper Cumberland region and headwaters of the Kentucky River and river flooding produced by runoff from this rainfall was an ongoing concern. The following report provides a summary of automated and human-read rain gauge data available in each county in the NWS Jackson, KY forecast and warning area for the 4 day period ending around 8 am EDT Monday April 24th. Id Station Name Lat/Lon Total ...Bath County Gauges... PRSTKY Owingsville 4S Mesonet 38.09/-83.76 0.61 ...Bell County Gauges... 1A6 Middlesboro AWOS 36.62/-83.74 4.69 YELK2 Yellow Creek RAWS 36.60/-83.70 4.98 MDLK2 Meldrum Stream Gauge 36.67/-83.69 4.57 PVLK2 Pineville River Gauge 36.76/-83.69 3.76 ...Breathitt County Gauges... KYBE01 Talbert 1.9ESE COCORAHS 37.41/-83.43 2.20 QKSDKY Jackson 3SE Mesonet 37.54/-83.34 1.62 JKL Jackson ASOS 37.60/-83.32 1.32 JKNK2 Jackson River Gauge 37.55/-83.39 1.16 ...Clay County Gauges... ODAK2 Oneida Coop 37.27/-83.65 2.88 CHTK2 Peabody RAWS 37.14/-83.58 3.53 ...Elliott County Gauges... GIMK2 Gimlet 9N Coop 38.22/-83.13 0.47 SDHK2 Sandy Hook Coop 38.10/-83.12 0.56 ...Estill County Gauges... CSYK2 Cressy Coop 37.83/-84.04 0.77 ...Fleming County Gauges... FLEK2 Flemingsburg 2N Coop 38.45/-83.73 0.58 SRKK2 Sharkey Stream Gauge 38.25/-83.57 0.60 ...Floyd County Gauges... DWYK2 Dewey Lake Stream Gauge 37.74/-82.73 1.03 PSTK2 Prestonsburg River Gauge 37.67/-82.78 1.16 ...Harlan County Gauges... HARK2 Harlan 3S 36.81/-83.34 4.94 HROK2 Harlan 3N Coop 36.88/-83.31 4.01 BMTNKY Harlan 24E Mesonet 36.92/-82.91 4.90 CMBK2 Cumberland River Gauge 36.97/-82.99 4.41 LYLK2 Lloyal River Gauge 36.85/-83.35 3.54 MFLK2 Martin Fork Lk Gauge 36.75/-83.25 5.06 CCLK2 Cranks Creek Lk Gauge 36.73/-83.23 4.76 ...Jackson County Gauges... CAVK2 Clover Bottom Coop 37.49/-84.17 1.20 KYJC01 McKee 9.4NW COCORAHS 37.52/-84.11 1.33 OLINKY McKee 5S Mesonet 37.36/-83.97 1.89 GRHK2 Gray Hawk Gauge 37.40/-83.95 1.79 ...Johnson County Gauges... PNVK2 Paintsville 1E Coop 37.82/-82.78 0.95 BTCKKY Paintsville 4W Mesonet 37.83/-82.88 0.86 PTVK2 Paintsville River Gauge 37.82/-82.79 1.03 PNTK2 Paintsville Lake Gauge 37.84/-82.87 0.77 ...Knott County Gauges... CFLK2 Carr Creek Lake Coop 37.23/-83.0W 2.61 VESTKY Hindman 5N Mesonet 37.41/-82.99 2.27 CFLK2 Carr Creek Lk Dam Gauge 37.23/-83.03 3.38 ...Knox County Gauges... BBVK2 Barbourville Water Coop 36.86/-83.89 3.50 BMBLKY Barbourville 3E Mesonet 36.87/-83.83 3.39 BBVK2 Barbourville River Gauge 36.86/-83.89 2.92 ...Laurel County Gauges... LDNK2 London KSP Coop 37.13/-84.10 3.20 BUNK2 Bunch Coop 37.10/-84.21 2.64 LOZ London Corbin Apt 37.08/-84.07 3.23 BLWK2 Billows River Gauge 37.17/-84.30 2.17 CBNK2 Corbin Dam Gauge 36.97/-84.12 3.84 ...Lee County Gauges... BCAK2 Beattyville 4N Coop 37.63/-83.72 1.01 TLLK2 Tallega River Gauge 37.55/-83.60 1.11 ...Leslie County Gauges... HYDK2 Hyden River Gauge 37.14/-83.37 3.18 ...Letcher County Gauges... WHBK2 Whitesburg 2SE Coop 37.10/-82.80 4.29 SKLK2 Skyline Coop 37.07/-82.97 4.05 KYLT03 Jeremiah 1.4N COCORAHS 37.19/-82.93 3.48 WTBGKY Whitesburg 2NW Mesonet 37.13/-82.84 4.05 WHTK2 Whitesburg River Gauge 37.12/-82.82 4.32 ...Magoffin County Gauges... SWWK2 Salyersville Water Coop 37.74/-83.07 1.05 ...Martin County Gauges... INEK2 Inez 2E Coop 37.87/-82.52 0.91 BSAK2 Big Sandy RAWS 37.75/-82.63 1.18 ...McCreary County Gauges... STRK2 Stearns Coop 36.67/-84.48 5.10 FLRKKY Whitley City 3N Mesonet 36.77/-84.48 5.36 ...Menifee County Gauges... WELK2 Wellington Coop 37.95/-83.48 0.87 ...Montgomery County Gauges... IOB Mt Sterling Airport 38.06/-83.98 0.56 ...Morgan County Gauges... WLBTKY West Liberty 2SW Mesonet 37.90/-83.27 0.79 ...Owsley County Gauges... ICYK2 Island City Coop 37.36/-83.77 2.22 BNVLKY Booneville 2S Mesonet 37.45/-83.69 1.66 ...Perry County Gauges... BUCK2 Buckhorn Lake Coop 37.33/-83.47 2.66 HAZK2 Hazard Water Plant Coop 37.25/-83.18 2.63 KYPR04 Viper 0.5N 37.19/-83.15 3.32 BUCK2 Buckhorn Lake Dam Gauge 37.33/-83.47 2.53 HAZK2 Hazard River Gauge 37.25/-83.18 2.54 ...Pike County Gauges... DORTKY Pikeville 13S Mesonet 37.28/-82.52 2.91 PKYK2 Pikeville River Gauge 37.46/-82.53 2.58 FTLK2 Fishtrap Lake Gauge 37.43/-82.42 2.41 VRGK2 Virgie Gauge 37.33/-82.58 2.10 ELKK2 Elkhorn City River Gauge 37.30/-82.34 3.23 ...Powell County Gauges... CYCK2 Clay City 1WNW Coop 37.86/-83.93 0.81 STAK2 Stanton 2W Coop 37.86/-83.90 0.85 CYCK2 Clay City River Gauge 37.86/-83.93 0.73 ...Pulaski County Gauges... SSTK2 Somerset 2N Coop 37.12/-84.62 1.74 SSTK2 Somerset Stream Gauge 37.12/-84.62 1.75 SOMK2 Somerset Apt RAWS 37.06/-84.61 2.01 ...Rockcastle County Gauges... KYRC02 Brodhead 7.3SSW COCORAHS 37.30/-84.46 1.43 ...Rowan County Gauges... CRLK2 Cave Run Lake Coop 38.12/-83.53 0.58 KYRW03 Morehead 6.4NE COCORAHS 38.24/-83.34 0.70 MRHDKY Morehead 4NE Mesonet 38.22/-83.48 0.62 TRMK2 Triangle Mtn RAWS 38.17/-83.41 0.46 CRLK2 Cave Run Lake Dam Gauge 38.12/-83.53 0.31 ...Wayne County Gauges... KYWY01 Monticello 9.1W COCORAHS 36.82/-85.01 2.98 EKQ Monticello AWOS 36.86/-84.86 2.33 MTCK2 Monticello Stream Gauge 36.87/-84.83 3.98 ...Whitley County Gauges... WWPK2 Williamsburg 1NW Coop 36.74/-84.18 4.27 KYWH05 Corbin 7.3SW COCORAHS 36.87/-84.21 4.71 WLBK2 Williamsburg River Gauge 36.74/-84.16 3.98 CORK2 Corbin Stream Gauge 36.95/-84.10 4.65 SXTK2 Saxton River Gauge 36.63/-84.11 4.07 ...Wolfe County Gauges... KOMK2 Koomer Ridge RAWS 37.78/-83.63 0.82 $$
3 Day Rainfall - Friday April 21 - Sunday April 23, 2017
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| 3 day rainfall amounts from Friday April 21 through Sunday April 23. |
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