Flash Flood in Harrison County, Kentucky
Flash Flood May 24, 2026 · Harrison County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Shaw Lane and Republican Pike were impassable due to water over the roadway from Indian Creek.
The wider storm
A southwest mid- and upper-level flow pattern of modest strength was in place across the Ohio Valley on May 24th. Ample moisture was present across central Kentucky, with precipitable water values of 1.7 to 1.8 inches observed during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms moved across Kentucky during this time period, with narrow corridors of heavy rainfall amounts occurring across portions of the Bluegrass region where multiple lines of storms moved through. The most significant of these heavy rainfall swaths led to flash flooding across portions of Nicholas County, where multiple low water crossings and roads near small streams were submerged by sudden rises in water levels.
Began near Colville (38.4040, -84.2268).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341906. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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