• Major flooding inundated Southeast Kentucky from February 6–7, 2020, as the result of an extremely heavy rain event. Twenty one counties in Eastern Kentucky...
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    During the Southeast Kentucky floods of 2020, water spilled over the top of the Elkhorn Lake dam above Jenkins, which is considered one of Kentucky's most dangerous...
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    catastrophic flooding swept through portions of eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, and southern West Virginia. 45 people died from the floods. Entire...
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    Hundreds of people were forced from their homes. The Kentucky River basin endured many floods during the Great Depression. An Ohio River flood in 1936...
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    and other flood control structures cannot prevent all floods. The Ohio River has flooded Louisville several times, for example, and flash floods have caused...
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    affected by the flood. The May 2010 Tennessee floods were 1000-year floods in Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee, south-central and western Kentucky and northern...
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    seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,745 at the 2010 census, down from 2,081 at the 2000 census. Harlan is one of three...
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    Kentucky (US: /kənˈtʌki/ , UK: /kɛn-/), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States...
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    Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg. It...
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  • consisting of the deadliest floods worldwide, with a minimum of 60 deaths. 1.^ Some reports list as many as 12,000 dead. List of floods List of flash floods List...
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    The City of Dayton, Kentucky, is a home rule-class city along a bend of the Ohio River in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was...
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    Flooding Inundates Southeast Kentucky Followed by Light Snow From February 6-7, 2020". www.weather.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020. Bibliography Albright...
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    and humid. Because of the city's location on the Kentucky River, it has flooded many times, with the two highest recorded floods occurring in 1937 and...
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    Bell County is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,097. Its county seat...
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    Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States...
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    rule-class city on the south bank of the Ohio River in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,380 as of the 2010 census, down from 3...
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  • Floods in the United States are generally caused by excessive rainfall, excessive snowmelt, and dam failure. Below is a list of flood events that were...
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    in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,428 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lewis County. Vanceburg...
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    Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,293. Its county seat is Louisa. The county...
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    County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 140 at the 2020 census, a decline from 229 in 2000. The city lies at the western end of the state...
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    in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,860 as of the 2020 census. Indian Hills and the nearby cities of Mockingbird Valley,...
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    and Livingston counties in Kentucky and Massac County in Illinois. The total population of the metro area was 103,481 in 2020. The Paducah–Mayfield combined...
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    Kentucky is situated in the Upland South region of the United States. A significant portion of eastern Kentucky is part of Appalachia. Kentucky borders...
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    Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG, FAA LID: CVG) is a public international airport located in Boone County, Kentucky, United...
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    2017. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. "Events: Kentucky and Missouri Flooding". Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters. National Centers...
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    a home rule-class city in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,514 at the 2020 census. Calvert City was named for Potilla Willis...
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    affiliated with the white women's branch of the Kentucky WCTU. Its riverside location has made it subject to flooding, including a devastating incident on...
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  • the original (PDF) on 2020-02-12. Retrieved October 21, 2024. Rapid Assessment of the Macro and Sectoral Impacts of Flash Floods in the Solomon Islands...
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    Eastern Kentucky Railway Company established its headquarters, rail yard, and depot at Riverton or eastern Greenup. The Ohio River flood of 1937 brought...
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