108
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Flood in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: 108 recorded events between 2001 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #47 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Muhlenberg County is the 2010s, when 52 of the county's 108 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 Muhlenberg County archive, flood makes up 27.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #47 for this hazard and #1 within Kentucky, putting it in the 98.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Feb is the peak month for flood in Muhlenberg County with 21 recorded events, while Aug 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | NELSON | 0 | $1.2M |
| Feb 12, 2025 | PARADISE | 0 | $400K |
| Feb 7, 2025 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | PARADISE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Muhlenberg County
- Thunderstorm Wind 127
- Hail 78
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Following torrential mid-month rainfall amounts of around half a foot, river levels surged to only a couple feet below major flood, resulting in widespread flooding of low-lying bottomlands, affecting farmlands, roads, and woodland areas. The Green River at Paradise crested at 397.8 feet which is just shy of the major flood level of 400 feet. River levels remained in minor flood as flooding continued into March.
Moderate flooding occurred along the Green River. The river crested at 393.73 feet at Paradise, which was the highest crest since May of 2011. There were only five higher crests on record, including the floods of May, 2010 and May, 2011. Flood stage is 380 feet. There was extensive flooding of low-lying fields and farmland, in addition to some rural roads.
Moderate flooding continued on the Green River from April. At the Paradise river gage, the flood crest of 395.85 feet on the morning of May 5 was the fifth highest on record. This flood crest was over two feet lower than the May, 2010 crest. Green River floodwaters closed a few roads.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky?
108 flood events are recorded in Muhlenberg County between 2001 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Muhlenberg County?
The strongest flood on record in Muhlenberg County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/muhlenberg-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.