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Flood in Boyd County, Kentucky
102 floods and flash floods events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Boyd County, Kentucky, has 102 flood events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 28 different years.
February is the busiest month, with 24 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 66 events against 36 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 8,294 flood events recorded in Kentucky; its 63.8 per 100 square miles compares with 21.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to floods and flash floods.
Compared with Kentucky
| Measure | Boyd County | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events since 1950 | 102 | 8,294 | 183,559 |
| Per 100 square miles | 63.8 | 21.0 | 5.2 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 21.3 | 18.4 | 5.5 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 169 | 2,961 |
| Busiest month | February | May | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
24Mar
15Apr
8May
13Jun
12Jul
8Aug
5Sep
5Oct
0Nov
2Dec
3
Recorded events
All 102 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2025 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Flood | — | $150 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2023 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2022 | Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2022 | Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2022 | Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2022 | Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2022 | Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Flash Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2021 | Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2020 | Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2020 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Flood | — | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2019 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2019 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2018 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2018 | Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2018 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2018 | Flood | — | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2017 | Flash Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Flash Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 2016 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2015 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2015 | Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2015 | Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2015 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2015 | Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2014 | Flash Flood | — | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2014 | Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Flash Flood | — | $1.2M | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2011 | Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2010 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Flood | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 2010 | Flood | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2006 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2005 | Flood | — | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Nov 2004 | Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Sep 2004 | Flood | — | $190K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Sep 2004 | Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 2004 | Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2004 | Flood | — | $5K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Feb 2004 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Nov 2003 | Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Jun 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2003 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2003 | Flood | — | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jun 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2001 | Flash Flood | — | $85K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2000 | Flood | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Feb 2000 | Flash Flood | — | $700K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 1998 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 1997 | Flash Flood | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1997 | Flood | — | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Mar 1997 | Flash Flood | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 1997 | Flash Flood | — | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $3.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1996 | Flash Flood | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 1996 | Flood | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
Questions and answers
How many flood events has Boyd County had?
102 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of floods and flash floods became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded flood event in Boyd County?
8 Jun 2025 (Flash Flood). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging flood event recorded in Boyd County?
The flash flood of 31 Jul 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.0M.
How does Boyd County compare with Kentucky for flood?
63.8 events per 100 square miles against 21.0 statewide; the county holds 102 of the state's 8,294 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Flood hub and the county page.