Mon Memories~The Kentucky 2025 Flood

 

On February 5, 2025 we got about 2 inches of rain overnight.

So the creek rose,

but no big deal.

It does usually recede quickly within a day or two.

This creek gets run off from the northern part of the county

where Lexington, KY is located.

Then just as the creek was about to its normal level,

the notice above arrives in my Fox Weather app.

I refer to them and Ryan Hall on You Tube.

Both are very reliable and non dramatic.

Usually right on target with predictions.

I had never heard of a 

"Hydrologic Outlook"

(Apparently this spell checker hadn't either.)

 

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025

It drizzled here all day.

Meanwhile all across the southern part of KY

it was pouring about 3 to 4 inches.

Some weather people were mumbling

about this might surpass the hundred year flood

and be a 500 year flood.

 My daughter in southern KY, close to I65

sent the picture above and below.

The creek (in the tree line) had flooded their 

creek bottom field.

This happens often

with big rains

and they know to move the cattle to higher ground.

They also usually get trapped in

for a few hours,

because the water goes over the drive.

Their big high trucks & tractors usually don't care.

Problem is, the road is also flooded in both directions for a while.

This was happening all over across southern KY

and north all the way to Louisville 

and down to Nashville.

Meanwhile, it only drizzled at my house all day,

and I got about half inch as well as Lexington.

So by the end of Sat

my creek looked like this:

It hadn't even turned muddy,

and was almost about normal level.

Some leftover flooding from Feb 5,

still remained in the pumpkin patch

on the other side of the creek

which is lower the bank on my side.

 

Meanwhile,

Our Governor Beshear had already declared an emergency for 

all 120 counties of KY,

because of more predicted rain to come.

HHS Sec, Kristi Noem had contacted our Governor,

by the end of the day

declaring they were ready for FEMA to give help. 

 

When I went to bed,

I had heard that eastern KY

and Virginia had gotten hit hard during the day,

and they were going to get the 3 to 4 inches

I was about to get overnight.

The next morning, Sun, Feb 16, 2025

 I woke up to this:

 

This was 7 am and the radar

was showing for the most part the rain was over.

I was able to step out to get more pictures.

We had gotten 3.68 inches in the last 24 hours.

 

But, OH WAIT!

Mother Nature had to literally put the frosting on the cake.

About 8:30

A heavy wet fluffy snow started.

In 15 minutes, 8:45 am we had this:

 By 9 am the tree branches had collected more snow,

and it was looking rather beautiful.

 

The Northern part of our state got about 3 inches of rain.

The southern portion that got so much rain,

thank goodness

only got a skif of snow.

However, the high temperature for the next couple of days

with more snow Tuesday night.

Since this flood was statewide for KY,

it will be remembered.

This flood is being compared to the

Flood of 1977.

Some places hit that record,

some didn't.

Rivers were expected to crest sometime Mon?

 Pikeville, KY might have broken records,

because water got were it had never gotten before,

especially after the city had done so much construction

to prevent the floods the mountains cause.

Don't think it was the 500 year flood though.

 

As of Monday morning, 

11 lives had been lost in KY

due to floods.

"A weekend that made memories for many."

This picture taken

 February 17,2025, 6pm