Flood in Martin County, Kentucky

Flood July 15, 2023 · Martin County, Kentucky

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A video showed water about 1.5 inches deep in the basement of a residence located in far eastern Martin county, near the Virginia state border, just north of the community of Nolan. The river and the creeks were still in their banks at the time of the report, but were running high.

The wider storm

As a cold front approached from the west throughout the day, showers and storms were on tap for portions of eastern Kentucky. While these storms did not become severe or cause much impact from the winds or hail, they did put down some heavy rains. This led to 2 isolated reports of flooding in both Martin and Knott counties due to streams running high.

Began near Oppy (37.7500, -82.3300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1126890. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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