83
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Flood in Union County, Kentucky: 83 recorded events between 2000 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #94 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Union County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Union County is the 2010s, when 48 of the county's 83 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 Union County archive, flood makes up 30.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #94 for this hazard and #2 within Kentucky, putting it in the 96.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Feb is the peak month for flood in Union County with 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | UNIONTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | RALEIGH | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 12, 2025 | UNIONTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | BLACKBURN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | UNIONTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | BLACKBURN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 1, 2024 | BLACKBURN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 1, 2024 | UNIONTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | BLACKBURN | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | UNIONTOWN | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Major flooding continued on the Ohio River from April. At the Uniontown river gage, the flood crest of 56.94 feet on the morning of May 6 was about three feet higher than the 1997 flood. This was still over seven feet lower than the record crest set in 1937. The Ohio River floodgates were installed on Kentucky Highway 923 at Sturgis. This was the first time since the March 1997 flood that such actions were required. Sandbagging was done to protect some houses. Several county roads were closed, as was the main traffic artery through the county, U.S. Highway 60. There were at least 14 state highways and 18 county roads posted as closed in Union County.
Moderate flooding occurred on the Ohio River. At J.T. Myers Lock and Dam near Uniontown, the river crested at 52.96 feet late on the evening of the 3rd. Flood stage is 37 feet. This crest was about one foot lower than the Flood of March, 1997. A small number of homes were evacuated. Numerous roads were closed, including 10 state highways. Highway 60 was covered by water near the Henderson County line, but the road remained open. Tributaries that flow into the Ohio River backed up, causing serious flooding miles away from the Ohio. Extensive flooding of cropland occurred, but agricultural damage was very limited because most crops were not yet planted.
Moderate flooding of bottomland and surrounding low-lying areas occurred near Shawneetown. Several county roads also flooded. The Ohio River at Shawneetown crested at 44.7 feet which is above the moderate flood stage of 43 feet.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Union County, Kentucky?
83 flood events are recorded in Union County between 2000 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Union County?
The strongest flood on record in Union County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Union 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 Union County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/union-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.