41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$660K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Morgan County, Kentucky: 41 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #797 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Morgan County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Morgan County is the 2010s, when 16 of the county's 41 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 Morgan County archive, flash flood makes up 11.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #797 for this hazard and #39 within Kentucky, putting it in the 73.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Morgan County with 10 recorded events, while Jan 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 3, 2025 | PANAMA | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | MAYTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | WEST LIBERTY ARPT | 0 | $30K |
| Feb 28, 2021 | WRIGLEY | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | DEHART | 0 | $2K |
| Sep 13, 2020 | EZEL | 0 | $2K |
| Sep 13, 2020 | COTTLE | 0 | $100K |
| Sep 13, 2020 | LICK BRANCH | 0 | $150K |
| Sep 13, 2020 | WEST LIBERTY ARPT | 0 | $100K |
| Feb 24, 2019 | MIZE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Morgan County
- Thunderstorm Wind 241
- Hail 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Morgan County Dispatch reported that Cow Branch Road was closed near the community of Lenox due to water over the road, making it impassable. The EM then reported that cars had been washed down the creek, and houses had been inundated from the high water.
Law enforcement reported portions of Prestonsburg Street and Spaws Creek Road had been closed due to flood waters over the road after two rounds of heavy rain moved through the location. Spaws Creek Road was especially hard hit, as the EM reported Spaws Creek rose out of it banks and took out bridges and caused damage to nearby properties.
Pictures posted on social media showed water from Long Branch flowing across Prestonsburg Street in West Liberty, making it impassable. It had also surrounding a neighboring home. This was confirmed by the 911 dispatch as well.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Morgan County, Kentucky?
41 flash flood events are recorded in Morgan County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Morgan County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Morgan County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Morgan 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 Morgan County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/morgan-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.