Flood — Carter, Kentucky

2025-05-30 · near Globe, Carter, Kentucky

Event narrative

Tygarts Creek above Olive Hill rose above a bankfull level of 10 feet on the afternoon of May 30th. After rising to a crest of around 11.9 feet, the creek receded back into its banks later the same afternoon. Low sections of Biggs Bridge Road, Bond Hollow Road, and agricultural fields adjacent to the creek flooded in the midst of the creek rising out of its banks.

Wider weather episode

Beginning on the night of May 29th, a warm front lifted into the vicinity of eastern Kentucky and remained present overhead until being ushered east by a disturbance on the evening of the 30th. Behind this system, a cold front approached from the north and slowly descended southward through the area on the 31st.

Rounds of rain began on the morning of the 30th and continued to pass through the area overnight. Precipitation then pushed east by the morning of the 31st. One to two inches of rain fell across northeastern Kentucky and caused flash flooding in Greenup and Carter Counties on the 30th. Tygarts Creek also rose above bankfull in the Olive Hill area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256264. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.