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The United States Environmental Protection Agency reports: "Kentucky's climate is changing. Although the average temperature did not change much during the 20th century, most of the commonwealth has warmed in the last 20 years. Average annual rainfall is increasing, and a rising percentage of that rain is falling on the four wettest days of the ...
The rainfall observed over the region during July 25–30 was over 600 percent of normal totals. The four-day rainfall totals of 14–16 inches (360–410 mm) in some areas were reported to have a less than a 0.1 percent chance of occurring in any given year. [43]
Near Mayfield, 11.28 inches (287 mm) of rain fell, setting a new record rainfall in Kentucky. [18] [20] [6] 6.9 inches (180 mm) of rainfall fell in Paducah, Kentucky, which was the second—highest daily record there. [6] [21] The event was also considered a 1 in a 1,000-year event. [6]
From a 1939 flood that killed 79 people, to a 1997 flood that affected 50,000 homes in just one city, here are some of the past major flooding events in Kentucky.
Kentucky hit with deadly flooding following 2nd 1,000-year rain event in 3 days. ... On Tuesday, extreme rain hit the western Kentucky town of St. Louis, dumping up to 12 inches of rain. At its ...
More than a year after intense flooding killed dozens of people and wrecked infrastructure in Eastern Kentucky, many families across the state are still in need of relief.
More rainfall impacted the same areas of Eastern Kentucky on July 31 and August 1, leading to renewed flooding in those areas, while areas of eastern Illinois, such as Jasper and Richland counties, picked up as much as 10–12 inches (250–300 mm) of rain from August 1 into August 2.
Cities across the contiguous U.S. saw record rainfall during 2021. A new analysis shows that the heaviest rainfall events in a city each year are increasingly seeing more rainfall. (Climate ...