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Köppen climate types of Kentucky, using 1991–2020 climate normals.. Located within the southeastern interior portion of North America, Kentucky has a climate that is best described as a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), only small higher areas of the southeast of the state has an oceanic climate (Cfb) influenced by the Appalachians. [5]
Near Mayfield, 11.28 inches (287 mm) of rain fell, setting a new record rainfall in Kentucky. [18] [20] [6] 6.9 inches (180 mm) of rainfall fell in Paducah, Kentucky, which was the second—highest daily record there. [6] [21] The event was also considered a 1 in a 1,000-year event. [6]
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding. Helene rainfall map: See rain totals around southern Appalachian Mountains Skip ...
By 2020, heavy rainfall events had "increased by 20 percent since the early 20th century in eastern Kentucky." [3] "Annual precipitation in Kentucky has increased approximately 5 percent since the first half of the 20th century. But rising temperatures increase evaporation, which dries the soil and decreases the amount of rain that runs off ...
From a 1939 flood that killed 79 people, to a 1997 flood that affected 50,000 homes in just one city, here are some of the past major flooding events in Kentucky.
More rainfall impacted the same areas of Eastern Kentucky on July 31 and August 1, leading to renewed flooding in those areas, while areas of eastern Illinois, such as Jasper and Richland counties, picked up as much as 10–12 inches (250–300 mm) of rain from August 1 into August 2.
Heavy rainfall flooded waterways in areas of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia, on Friday, February 4.The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flood warning for portions of northeastern ...
The rainfall observed over the region during July 25–30 was over 600 percent of normal totals. The four-day rainfall totals of 14–16 inches (360–410 mm) in some areas were reported to have a less than a 0.1 percent chance of occurring in any given year. [43]