Flood — Greenup, Kentucky

2025-04-04 · near Beechy, Greenup, Kentucky

Event narrative

Tygarts Creek near Greenup exceeded a bankfull level of 20 feet on the evening of April 4th. The creek rose to a crest around 20.1 feet and then receded back into its banks early the next morning. Low areas along Route 7 and Route 2070, and the country store in Load flooded as a result.

Wider weather episode

A line of showers and thunderstorms followed a warm front across the Middle Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians during the morning of April 3rd. A cold front brought more precipitation into the area the night of the 3rd and then stalled over West Virginia through the morning of the 4th. Showers continued in the vicinity of the boundary which slid to the south on the afternoon of the 4th before being lifted north as a warm front again on the 5th. Another cold front arrived the evening of the 5th and once again stalled over West Virginia. Precipitation eventually tapered off as the front sank to the southeast on the 7th.

Three to six inches of rain fell within the first 48 hours of the event, then an additional one to two inches accumulated in northeast Kentucky before precipitation exited on the 7th. Roads began to flood as creeks, streams, and smaller rivers rose out of their banks. Portions of Blaine Creek, Tygarts Creek, and the Little Sandy River all experienced flooding. Runoff eventually made its way into the Ohio River, causing flooding from the 6th through the 8th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.