46
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.5M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Kenton County, Kentucky: 46 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #681 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Kenton County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Kenton County is the 2010s, when 17 of the county's 46 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 Kenton County archive, flash flood makes up 16.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #681 for this hazard and #28 within Kentucky, putting it in the 77.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Kenton County with 16 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2025 | MORNING VIEW | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | SOUTH FT MITCHELL | 0 | $30K |
| Aug 27, 2021 | ERLANGER | 0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2020 | RYLAND | 0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2020 | KENTON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2019 | ERLANGER | 0 | $20K |
| Jul 15, 2019 | SOUTH FT MITCHELL | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2019 | PARK HILLS | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 25, 2018 | COVINGTON | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2017 | COVINGTON | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kenton County
- Thunderstorm Wind 143
- Hail 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several hours of heavy rainfall caused area creeks and streams to overflow their bank. Numerous roads were closed due to the high water. Bank Lick Creek overflowed its banks flooding an area park and causing significant damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Kenton County, Kentucky?
46 flash flood events are recorded in Kenton County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Kenton County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Kenton County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Kenton 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 Kenton County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/kenton-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.