Flood in Pike County, Kentucky

Flood in Pike County, Kentucky: 42 recorded events between 2000 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #308 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for flood in Pike County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 42 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 Pike County archive, flood makes up 5.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #308 for this hazard and #15 within Kentucky, putting it in the 89.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Mar is the peak month for flood in Pike County with 9 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 398
• Hail 138
• Flash Flood 137

How many flood events are on record in Pike County, Kentucky?

42 flood events are recorded in Pike County between 2000 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Pike County?

The strongest flood on record in Pike County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Pike 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.