County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Union 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 130 flood events on record for Union County, Kentucky, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 19 Jul 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 48 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

Flood

1 mile S of UNIONTOWN

Flood

1 mile WSW of RALEIGH

Flood

5 miles WNW of UNIONTOWN

Flood

2 miles SW of BLACKBURN

Flash Flood

2 miles S of UNIONTOWN

Flash Flood

2 miles SW of HENSHAW

Flood

1 mile W of UNIONTOWN

Flood

2 miles SW of BLACKBURN

Flood

2 miles SW of BLACKBURN

Flood

2 miles W of UNIONTOWN

Flood

2 miles SW of BLACKBURN

Flood

3 miles WNW of UNIONTOWN

Flood

At UNIONTOWN

Flood

4 miles NNE of UNIONTOWN

Flash Flood

At UNIONTOWN

Flood

1 mile W of UNIONTOWN

Flood

1 mile NW of UNIONTOWN

Flood

1 mile W of UNIONTOWN

Flood

At UNIONTOWN

Flood

At UNIONTOWN

Flood

1 mile WNW of UNIONTOWN. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Flood

1 mile W of UNIONTOWN

Flood

At UNIONTOWN

Flood

1 mile SSE of DE KOVEN

Flood

At UNIONTOWN

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 Union 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
1990s000000553417
2000s325553345237
2010s41123444261252
2020s4144740 (part of the year)24

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. Jan17 events
  2. Feb24 events
  3. Mar26 events
  4. Apr22 events
  5. May15 events
  6. Jun5 events
  7. Jul5 events
  8. Aug0 events
  9. Sep2 events
  10. Oct1 event
  11. Nov5 events
  12. Dec8 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Union County beside the total of the counties of Kentucky and of the United States
MeasureUnionAll counties of KentuckyAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 20261308,294177,902
Events for each 100 square miles37.921.05.0
Events for each 10,000 residents96.018.45.4

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 Union County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone10County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$1.0 million00County
Floodnot recorded$30 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$20 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$153 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recorded$250 thousand00Forecast zone
Floodnot recorded$300 thousand00Forecast zone
Floodnot recorded$7 thousand00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone

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 Union County, Kentucky". https://countyhazards.com/county/ky/union/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 Union County?
March has 26 of the 130 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 Union County compare with the other counties of Kentucky?
The counties of Kentucky have 21.0 flood events for each 100 square miles. Union County has 37.9.
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.