55
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$50K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Warren County, Kentucky: 55 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #534 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Warren County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Warren County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 55 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 Warren County archive, flash flood makes up 9.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #534 for this hazard and #15 within Kentucky, putting it in the 82.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for flash flood in Warren County with 13 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1997 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | PLANO | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | RICH POND | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | RICH POND | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | BOWLING GREEN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 15, 2025 | BROWNING | 0 | $10K |
| Feb 15, 2025 | COHRON | 0 | $10K |
| Jan 3, 2023 | BROWNING | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2021 | MEMPHIS JCT | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2021 | THREE SPGS | 0 | $0 |
| May 4, 2021 | ROCKFIELD | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Warren County
- Thunderstorm Wind 318
- Hail 130
- Flood 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The public reported an ongoing water rescue from a stalled vehicle at the intersection of 31-W and Fairview Avenue. The ASOS site at the Bowling Green Airport, located not quite under the axis of heaviest rainfall, received 1.7 inches of rain in less than 2 hours.
Over 2 1/2 inches of rain fell on partially frozen ground across Warren County within a 6 hour period. With such poor drainage, water covered many roads in the Bowling Green area, rendering some impassable. State Highway 622 was closed for a short time near Plano.
A spotter reported 6 TO 7 inches of water flowing over Louisville Road, with water continuing to rise. The ASOS site nearby at the Bowling Green Airport measured over one and one half inches in the 1 1/2 hours previous to this report.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Warren County, Kentucky?
55 flash flood events are recorded in Warren County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Warren County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Warren County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Warren 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 Warren County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/warren-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.