County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Pike County, Kentucky The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 186 flood events on record for Pike County, Kentucky, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 16 Jun 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 53 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flash Flood

At BEAVER BOTTOM

Flash Flood

1 mile ESE of PIKEVILLE

Flood

1 mile S of PHELPS

Flash Flood

2 miles E of ELLWOOD

Flash Flood

1 mile NNW of VIRGIE. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile WSW of PENNY. Damage estimate: $7 thousand

Flash Flood

4 miles WSW of SHOCK. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

Flash Flood

At BELFRY

Flash Flood

1 mile ENE of MOSSY BOTTOM

Flash Flood

1 mile N of RACCOON

Flash Flood

2 miles SSW of ELK HORN CITY

Flash Flood

1 mile E of EDGEWATER MINE

Flash Flood

1 mile NNE of WALES

Flash Flood

1 mile E of GULNARE

Flash Flood

At MC COMBS

Flash Flood

1 mile WNW of BILL SIDING

Flash Flood

At MOUTHCARD

Flash Flood

1 mile E of SIDNEY. Damage estimate: $10 thousand

Flash Flood

At TOLER

Flash Flood

1 mile WSW of BELFRY. Damage estimate: $200 thousand

Flash Flood

At ZEBULON. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile WSW of META. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Flash Flood

At SIDNEY

Flash Flood

At BELFRY. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Flash Flood

1 mile W of CANADA. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Pike County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000031217
2000s147116821412377
2010s135710212323562
2020s311230120 (part of the year)40

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan11 events
  2. Feb9 events
  3. Mar13 events
  4. Apr10 events
  5. May24 events
  6. Jun31 events
  7. Jul45 events
  8. Aug28 events
  9. Sep7 events
  10. Oct1 event
  11. Nov0 events
  12. Dec7 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Pike County beside the total of the counties of Kentucky and of the United States
MeasurePikeAll counties of KentuckyAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 20261868,294177,902
Events for each 100 square miles23.621.05.0
Events for each 10,000 residents32.418.45.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Pike County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1000County
Flash Floodnot recorded$11000County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone10County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$8 thousand20County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone10County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$150 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$7 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$250 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$3.0 million00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2.8 million00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$3.3 million00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$7 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$5.3 million10Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$6.0 million20County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$150 thousand02County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1.0 million00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Pike County, Kentucky". https://countyhazards.com/county/ky/pike/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Pike County?
July has 45 of the 186 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for Kentucky?
NCEI has 8,294 flood events on record for Kentucky from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Pike County compare with the other counties of Kentucky?
The counties of Kentucky have 21.0 flood events for each 100 square miles. Pike County has 23.6.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.