40
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$780K
Property damage
Flood in Warren County, Kentucky: 40 recorded events between 1997 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #333 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Warren County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Warren County is the 2010s, when 36 of the county's 40 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 Warren County archive, flood makes up 6.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #333 for this hazard and #20 within Kentucky, putting it in the 88.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for flood in Warren County with 11 recorded events, while Sep 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 21, 2020 | BOWLING GREEN | 0 | $20K |
| Dec 16, 2019 | MT VICTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | HADLEY | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | BOWLING GREEN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 24, 2019 | BRISTOW | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 24, 2019 | BOWLING GREEN | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 6, 2018 | SMITHS GROVE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 25, 2018 | HADLEY | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 11, 2018 | MASSEYS MILL | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2016 | MASSEYS MILL | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Warren County
- Thunderstorm Wind 318
- Hail 130
- Flash Flood 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Barren River at Bowling Green crested at 43.7 feet around 315 PM EST on May 3. Flood stage at Bowling Green is 28 feet. Moderate flooding occurs at this level, which is about 1.3 feet below the major flood stage. Several homes were flooded, the Beech Bend Racetrack was flooded, as were the approaches to the Kentucky 185 bridge.
Heavy rainfall during early July resulted in significant rises on Drakes Creek near Alvaton. The river rose to 23.14 feet, 1.14 feet above flood stage, early on July 6th. The river then dropped below flood stage later that morning.
Several days of heavy rain ending on January 13th led to minor flooding on Drake's Creek at Alvaton one day later. During the early afternoon on January 14th, Drake's Creek crested at 26.3 feet. Flood stage at Alvaton is 22 feet.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Warren County, Kentucky?
40 flood events are recorded in Warren County between 1997 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Warren County?
The strongest flood on record in Warren County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Warren 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 Warren County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/warren-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.