55
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$58K
Property damage
Flood in Estill County, Kentucky: 55 recorded events between 2000 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #209 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Estill County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Estill County is the 2010s, when 36 of the county's 55 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 Estill County archive, flood makes up 12.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #209 for this hazard and #9 within Kentucky, putting it in the 92.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for flood in Estill 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 | WEST IRVINE | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | WAGERSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | WISEMANTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | WISEMANTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | RED LICK | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | NORTH IRVINE | 0 | $1K |
| Jul 10, 2021 | IRVINE | 0 | $1K |
| Mar 1, 2021 | RAVENNA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | IRVINE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | WAGERSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Estill County
- Thunderstorm Wind 267
- Flash Flood 64
- Hail 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The following roads were still under water as of report time, Driftwood Drive, Nolands Creek, Dark Hollow Road and State Road 3328. A section of Congleton road had collapsed in the Cobb Hill area and Stewart Fork Road had been washed out.
County dispatch reported numerous roads inundated with water and subsequently closed throughout the county. These include Sang Branch Road, Murphy`s Ford Road, Dark Hollow Road, Clear Creek Road, Kissy Branch Road, Driftwood Drive, Red Lick Road, and Millers Creek Road.
The Estill county EM reported that multiple roads around the county were under water including: Dark Hollow Rd., Clear Creek Rd., and Little Rock Rd. Water was also observed flowing across Main St. in Irvine and at Estill Springs School and Hwy 89 just outside of Irvine city limits.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Estill County, Kentucky?
55 flood events are recorded in Estill County between 2000 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Estill County?
The strongest flood on record in Estill County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Estill 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 Estill County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/estill-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.