Flood — Martin, Kentucky

2023-07-15 · near Oppy, Martin, Kentucky

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1126890. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.