49
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$352K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Kentucky: 49 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #616 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Montgomery County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 49 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 Montgomery County archive, flash flood makes up 15.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #616 for this hazard and #22 within Kentucky, putting it in the 79.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Montgomery County with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1996 | MT STERLING | 0 | 1 | 1 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | MT STERLING | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | PREWITT | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2019 | MT STERLING | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2019 | EWINGTON | 0 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | BEAN | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2018 | MT STERLING | 0 | $5K |
| Aug 1, 2018 | LEVEE | 0 | $0 |
| May 16, 2018 | JUDY | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2017 | JUDY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2016 | MT STERLING | 0 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Montgomery County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several roads were impassable due to flooding including the following: Quesenberry Road, Bunker Hill Road, Cecil Pike, Stepstone Road, Howards Mill Road, and Rogers Mill Road. Interstate 64 was covered with flowing water of unknown depth. The 3700 block of Stepstone Rd had waist deep water flowing across it and a person became stranded in their vehicle in swift flowing flood waters near Quesenberry and Stepstone Roads. A portion of Quesenberry Road under the I64 bridge was washed out.
Water was swiftly flowing over the roadway at the intersection of Levee and Kiddville Roads south of Mount Sterling, making them impassable. First responders reported to a swift water rescue when a man became trapped in his car as it was engulfed by flood waters. Later reports indicated the man was uninjured.
Several streets were under water because of flash flooding. These included Main Street, Hingston Park, Tinney Avenue, East Locust, South Quant, Snides Ridge, Camargo Levee, Cream Alley, Howards Mill, Spencer Street, Whitaker Street, East United States Route 460 at Townsend Lake, and Highway 1050.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Montgomery County, Kentucky?
49 flash flood events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Montgomery County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Montgomery County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Montgomery 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
“Flash Flood in Montgomery County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/montgomery-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.