A warm front lifted north into the state Saturday, allowing for an intensification of moisture advection into the area. This was then followed up by a passing cold front and associated cold front, both of which provided lift and helped provide heavy rains across the state. While instability was limited, there was some severe thunderstorms which produced hail during the morning hours of Saturday, March 27th. The main story, however, was the flooding that occurred after the rounds of heavy rain Saturday night into Sunday.

Heavy Rain in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: SKYLINE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer station near the community of Skyline measured 2.65 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 07:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MOUTHCARD
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observing station near Mouthcard measured 2.05 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: DONGOLA
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer station near Ermine measured 2.20 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:20:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHITLEY CITY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observing station near Whitley City measured 4.20 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOURBON
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The SOMK2 (Somerset) RAWS observing site measured 2.02 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CAUDELL
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Kentucky Mesonet station on the west side of Whitesburg measured 2.56 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Flood in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 08:35:00 to 28-MAR-21 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CRANKS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Pictures on social media showed water surrounding a house in the Cranks community.

Heavy Rain in KNOX, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: HEIDRICK
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observer station in the Heidrick community measured 2.80 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Flash Flood in CLAY, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 03:55:00 to 28-MAR-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: OGLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A public report was received of an ongoing water rescue on May Fork Road (Left Fork Otter Creek Road) just before 5am, involving 4 people being rescued from their mobile home as waters rose from nearby Otter Creek. About 30 mins later, 911 dispatch reported that water rescues were still ongoing on May Fork Road and were becoming increasingly difficult as roads were becoming more inundated and flooded from rising waters in the area.

Hail in BATH, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 09:35:00 to 27-MAR-21 09:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: PRESTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Dime to nickel size hail was covering the ground just southwest of the Hollyhill community in McCreary County.

Heavy Rain in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLAT ROCK
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Kentucky Mesonet station just north of Whitley City measured 4.05 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: DABNEY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Kentucky Mesonet station northeast of Somerset measured 2.04 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLOVER
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Kentucky Mesonet station on Black Mountain measured 2.42 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MIDDLESBORO
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The YELK2 (Yellow Creek) RAWS observing site near Cumberland Gap measured 4.34 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Flood in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 07:01:00 to 28-MAR-21 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: TEETERSVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hwy 72 near Caball Estates in the Catrons Creek community is impassable according to pictures posted to social media.

Flood in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 07:13:00 to 28-MAR-21 13:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: BELCRAFT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Water was reported surrounding a home on Cobra Lane northwest of Whitesburg.

Heavy Rain in KNOX, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BIMBLE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Kentucky Mesonet station near Barbourville measured 3.49 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Flash Flood in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 05:55:00 to 28-MAR-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ELCOMB
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Yards were reported flooded and water was surrounding some homes in the Elcomb community of Harlan County.

Flash Flood in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 06:10:00 to 28-MAR-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BAXTER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Officials were in the process of closing one lane of Hwy 119 due to high water over the road.

Flash Flood in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 05:55:00 to 28-MAR-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: EVARTS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Officials were in the process of closing Kelly Street in the community of Evarts due to high water from Turners Branch making the road impassable.

Heavy Rain in OWSLEY, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 07:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ISLAND CITY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observing station near the community of Island City measured 2.00 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Flash Flood in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 05:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHENOA
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A culvert washed out overnight, causing Parton Branch Road to be flooded near KY-190 in the Chenoa community.

Hail in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 07:57:00 to 27-MAR-21 07:57:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOLLYHILL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported getting hail just SW of the Hollyhill community, stating that some hail may have been slightly larger than a half dollar.

Hail in LAUREL, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 08:30:00 to 27-MAR-21 08:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH CORBIN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A report of pea to penny sized hail was made in north Corbin.

Heavy Rain in WHITLEY, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:54:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: CORBIN
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained weather spotter in the city of Corbin measured 3.15 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in ROCKCASTLE, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:50:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: MT VERNON
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained weather spotter in Mount Vernon reported 2.90 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Heavy Rain in CLAY, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 06:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: PEABODY
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The CHTK2 (Peabody) RAWS observing site measured 2.06 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Flood in WHITLEY, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 06:41:00 to 28-MAR-21 11:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOFFORD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Dispatch reported that Hwy 23 near Blakes Fork road is impassible due to high water.

Flood in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 08:40:00 to 28-MAR-21 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAVISBURG
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Hwy 190 is impassible in Bell County. No specifics were given as to which section of the road, however.

Flood in LAUREL, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOREING
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Dispatch reported a road being impassable in the McHargue community.

Flood in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 08:40:00 to 28-MAR-21 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CALVIN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Hwy 1344 near the Calvin community is impassable due to water from Hances Creek overflowing onto it.

Flash Flood in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 05:43:00 to 28-MAR-21 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MIDDLESBORO BELL ARP
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A house was reported as being flooded with a ongoing water rescue on Lower Gibson Road on the western side of Middlesboro.

Flash Flood in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 05:43:00 to 28-MAR-21 10:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: STONEY FORK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Water was reported across the road at the intersection of Hwy 221 and 2011. No information on the impacts or if the road is passable.

Heavy Rain in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 27-MAR-21 07:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: REVELO
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The cooperative observing station just south of Stearns reported 3.16 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period.

Flood in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 28-MAR-21 07:00:00 to 28-MAR-21 11:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: CO OPERATIVE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Dispatch reported that Hwy 1363 is closed between mile markers 5 and 8 due to high water on road.