42
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$470K
Property damage
Flood in Bourbon County, Kentucky: 42 recorded events between 2006 and 2019. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #308 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Bourbon County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Bourbon County is the 2010s, when 29 of the county's 42 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bourbon County archive, flood makes up 19.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #308 for this hazard and #15 within Kentucky, putting it in the 89.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flood in Bourbon County with 10 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2018 | BRENTSVILLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $15K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2019 | JACKSONVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 23, 2018 | BRENTSVILLE | 0 | $15K |
| Aug 7, 2018 | PARIS | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 22, 2018 | JACKSONVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 22, 2018 | PARIS | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2017 | PARIS | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2017 | PARIS | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | PARIS | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 1, 2015 | PARIS | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2015 | PARIS | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bourbon County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A female interning at Silver Springs Stud Farm was returning from lunch on Brentsville Road when she drove into water from a flooded stream over the roadway. The stream swept the vehicle into a deep pool off the road. Within moments, the top of the car was several feet below the surface of the water. The victim's body was recovered several hours later from the backseat of the vehicle.
The Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 22.1 feet around 1 AM EST on September 24. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level. Water enters some homes below the water plant. Parts of the city park are flooded.
Stoner Creek at Paris crested at 23.5 feet around 1005 PM EST on April 4. Flood stage at Paris is 18 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level, with water entering some homes below the water plant. Parts of the city park are flooded. The hardest hit areas were Sandy Bottoms, Houston Avenue, and the Garrard Park area, where water entered the lower levels of some homes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Bourbon County, Kentucky?
42 flood events are recorded in Bourbon County between 2006 and 2019, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Bourbon County?
The strongest flood on record in Bourbon County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Bourbon County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Bourbon County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/bourbon-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.