Flood in Letcher County, Kentucky
Flood May 13, 2025 · Letcher County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Letcher County Emergency Manager reported that Camp Branch was out of its banks, causing several inches of water to be flowing over Hwy-931.
The wider storm
With high pressure exiting to the east of the state, a weak low pressure system started to form to our southwest, slowly moving northeast, making it through western KY between 18 and 21Z. This was accompanied by a closed upper level low, which was allowing for strong advection of warm and especially moist air into the region, focused across the east part of Kentucky. The result was showers and thunderstorms that produced heavy rain in some areas, including Estill and Letcher counties, which saw some isolated flooding.
Began near Polly (37.2000, -82.8300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292954. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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