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Flash FloodPerry, Kentucky

July 27, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Perry

Event narrative (NOAA)

Extensive flash flooding occurred in northwest Perry County. Some of the reports include:||12:00 AM EST - Water rescues were performed on Cam Johnson Branch and Freeman Fork Road in the Buckhorn community.|12:00 AM EST - Water rescues were performed on Garfield Lane and Keneva Road in the Chavies community.|12:00 AM EST - Public reported a house is cascading into a creek, split in half. |12:00 AM EST - Pictures on social media show mud and debris along the floor at the Davidson Church along KY-28. |12:00 AM EST - Severe flash flood damage and bridge washed out near the intersection of Buck Branch Road and KY-28 near Chavies. |2:27 AM EST - Pictures on social media show significant flash flooding through Buckhorn School. |2:40 AM EST - Buckhorn School is flooded and nearby Squabble Creek is

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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