49
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Fayette County, Kentucky: 49 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #616 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Fayette County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Fayette County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 49 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 Fayette County archive, flash flood makes up 10.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #616 for this hazard and #22 within Kentucky, putting it in the 79.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Fayette County with 11 recorded events, while Nov 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2006 | LEXINGTON | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2025 | VILEY | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | YARNALLTON | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | (LEX)BLU GRS FLD LEX | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | GREENDALE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | COLETOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 3, 2023 | VILEY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | LEXINGTON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | JONESTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| May 18, 2020 | LEXINGTON | 0 | $0 |
| May 18, 2020 | LEXINGTON | 0 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
- Thunderstorm Wind 321
- Hail 75
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two women were knocked down and swept away by rapidly flowing water, after trying to cross a flooded intersection. Sixty intersections in town were covered by high water, some with water depths up to three or four feet. Interstate 75 at mile marker 115 was flooded. Interstate 64 at mile marker 81 also had high water.
Heavy rains caused area creeks and small streams to flow out of their banks. Roadways, underpasses, and low lying areas were flooded. Several vehicles were stranded in water on Nicholasville and Richmond Roads in Lexington.
Local media reported that fast flowing waters swept two children into Wolf Creek. Subsequent reports revealed that the two males were young adults who intentionally went into the fast moving flood waters to body surf. Law Enforcement officials reprimanded them for their actions but filed no charges.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Fayette County, Kentucky?
49 flash flood events are recorded in Fayette County between 1996 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Fayette County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Fayette 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
“Flash Flood in Fayette County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/fayette-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.