42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$33K
Property damage
Flood in Powell County, Kentucky: 42 recorded events between 2008 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #308 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Powell County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Powell County is the 2010s, when 32 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 Powell County archive, flood makes up 11.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 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
Apr is the peak month for flood in Powell County with 13 recorded events, while Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2025 | BOWEN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | ROSSLYN | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | STANTON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | WALTERSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | VIRDEN | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | NADA | 0 | $3K |
| May 19, 2020 | BOWEN | 0 | $200 |
| Dec 17, 2019 | CLAY CITY | 0 | $11K |
| Dec 1, 2019 | STANTON | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 24, 2019 | BOWEN | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Powell County
- Thunderstorm Wind 201
- Flash Flood 62
- Hail 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Kentucky Highway 15 was covered with water in a couple of places east of Stanton. Additionally, overflow drainages became covered with water as they overfilled their capacity, including those as far southeast as Halls Branch Road.
A large amount of flooding occurred along Boone Street in Stanton. Yards were flooded almost up to porches in some cases with up to a foot of water in lower lying areas. Many small tree limbs had been blown down. Six inches of storm total rainfall was measured.
Numerous roads were flooded due to the ice and debris in the Red River causing it to overflow its banks. Roads closures included Pompeii, Adams Ridge, Rosslyn, Bowen and Maple Street. These roads were all in the Clay City and Stanton areas.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Powell County, Kentucky?
42 flood events are recorded in Powell County between 2008 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Powell County?
The strongest flood on record in Powell County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Powell 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 Powell County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/powell-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.