Knott storm history

Extensive flash flooding occurred in Knott County. Some of the reports included: 11:00 PM EST - Pictures on social media show flash flooding around the Big Branch Baptist Church. 11:56 PM EST - Broadcast media reported street flash flooding leaving KY-899 impassable in front of t…

Knott County Dept of Highways reported a tree down between MM 9 and 10 on KY-550.

A picture on social media showed hail accumulation on the ground in the community of Fisty. Stones between a quarter and half-dollar size were visible in the grass.

A social media post showed pictures of large hail, approximately ping-pong ball size, in the community of Decoy, KY.

Perkins Madden Road, south of the town Hindman was flooded, especially near the entrance to the Knott County Nursing Home, due to poor drainage.

A rockslide/debris flow was reported along KY-160 across from the Golden Apple Fruit Market, southeast of Hindman.

Snow fell intermittently in Knott County, beginning around midday on January 10th and continuing through the evening. On the morning of January 11th, reports from the Department of Highways illustrated the effect of elevation on snowfall totals. Approximately 4.0 inches of snow a…

The Kentucky Mesonet station located 5 miles north of Hindman reported a peak gust of 44 mph at 940 AM EST. Law enforcement reported instances of multiple trees blown down in the Vest and Pippa Passes communities suggesting that locally higher gusts probably occurred.

Hazard State Highway Patrol relayed a report of a tree down on the 3800 block of KY-1087 in Knott County, near the community of Mousie.

Trees were downed onto KY-550 near the Perry County line.

Trees were reported down on KY-550 near Montgomery Creek and Montgomery Creek Road, in the community of Emmalena.

Trees were reported to have been downed on KY-550 near Jones Fork and the community of Mousie.

One report was received from Kott County - from the community of Carrie. They measured 5 inches at 8am on January 16.

KYTC District 12 reported that KY-160 near the intersection with KY-899 was closed due to a tree that fell onto power and telephone lines.

Social media pictures in the town of Hindman show creeks out of their banks with water up to the yards of homes and businesses.

Picture on social media showed approximately golf ball-sized (1.75 inch) hail south of Fisty.

County highway department reported approximately quarter-sized (1 inch) hail near Amburgey.

Law enforcement reported multiple trees blown down onto KY-1087.

The Knott County Mesonet Station, located 5 miles north of Hindman, recorded a peak gust of 56 mph at 7:35 PM EST. While this gust is just below High Wind criteria, several reports from across the county suggest that winds gusts could have been slightly higher. These reports incl…

Water was ponding onto the KY-2759 near Hindman. In addition, a mudslide also occurred, and a large tree is down. Power lines are also down in the area as a result. The road has been been closed.

Media reports water flowing over Big Branch Ball Road near the community of Emmalena.

Water was reported on the road in several locations along KY-550 in Hindman.

A tree was downed on KY-3391, just past Knott County Central High School.

A tree was blown down and onto KY Highway 80 near Yellow Mountain.

A tree was down and onto KY 1087 near the communities of Soft Shell and Mousie.

Trees were blown down near the Holly Hills shopping center near the community of Brinkley.

A tree was blown down and onto KY-582 near the community of Spider.

A public report given around 6:30am EST in the community of Cordia listed an estimated 7.5 inches of snowfall.

A storm total report of 4.0 inches was received from the State Police Patrol Post in Hindman, KY at 5:57 PM EST.

The Kentucky Mesonet station in Knott County (VEST) measured 4.67 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period ending at 7am on January 2, 2022.

Kentucky State Police reported a tree down across KY-1088 (Lotts Creek Road/Yellow Creek Road), at about the halfway point, east of Hazard.

Pictures shared on social media show flood waters surrounding houses in the community of Garner.

Part of KY-2102 is closed due to a mudslide which is blocking the road.

Water is inundating June Buchanan School and other portions of the Alice Lloyd College Campus in the Pippa Passes community.

Highway 550 is flooded and impassable.

Water was over a few roads in and near Hindman, making them impassable in some cases.

An estimated snowfall amount of 2 inches was reported near Hindman.

Around a third of an inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain occurred at elevations above 1300 feet in Knott county.

The weight of ice from freezing rain caused a tree to come down on KY 550E at Jones Fork Mountain near Larkslane, causing the road to be blocked for a short time.

The weight of ice from freezing rain caused a tree to come down and onto KY 2029 just past Junction at Laurel Fork.

The weight of ice from freezing rain caused a tree to come down along KY 582 near Puncheon.

The highway garage indicated that two tenths of an inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain had occurred in most valley locations, but that three tenths of an inch accumulation had occurred on the ridgetops within the county. The freezing rain fell yesterday afternoon and ev…

Received a report of 6 inches of snowfall in the community of Carrie by 8:57 pm EST on 12/24.

Local media relayed a report of water inundating residences on Clear Creek near Fisty.

A local media outlet reported water of at least half a foot deep flowing over Ogden Branch Road northwest of Hindman.

Dispatch relayed reports of water over Kentucky Highway 550 near Mousie and Carrie.