43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$385K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Taylor County, Kentucky: 43 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #752 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Taylor County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Taylor County is the 2020s, when 14 of the county's 43 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 Taylor County archive, flash flood makes up 12.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #752 for this hazard and #36 within Kentucky, putting it in the 75.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Taylor County with 9 recorded events, while Aug 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 4, 2025 | MERRIMAC | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | CAMPBELLSVILLE ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | MAC | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | SALOMA | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | ROMINE | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | BURDICK | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | CAMPBELLSVILLE ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | HOBSON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | MANNSVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | HOBSON | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Taylor County
- Thunderstorm Wind 216
- Hail 64
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trace, Wilson, and Buckhorn Creeks were out of their banks. Several residences along Buckhorn Creek were flooded and had to be evacuated. Burress Hollow Road was washed out. Water was over a bridge on South Jackson Street. Numerous streets and roads were covered by a foot or more of water.
The Taylor County emergency manager reported water over the road at Broadway and Lebanon Avenue in Campbellsville. Many county roads became impassable due to flash flooding, including Meadow Creek Road at Elmore Road and the intersection of Elmore and Davis Roads.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Taylor County, Kentucky?
43 flash flood events are recorded in Taylor County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Taylor County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Taylor County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Taylor 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 Taylor County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/taylor-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.