Bath County, KY Environment & Hazard Risk

• LightningRelatively Moderate$491K/yr expected annual loss, about 51 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$42.8K/yr expected annual loss, about 15 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$627/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Strong windRelatively Low$341K/yr expected annual loss, about 5.0 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$89.5K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 531 years
• Heat waveVery Low$136K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.8 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$517K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 10 years
• HurricaneVery Low$9,318/yr expected annual loss, about once every 43 years
• WildfireVery Low$9,955/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,706 years
• HailVery Low$84.8K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.1 events a year
• DroughtVery Low$5,553/yr expected annual loss, about 2.8 events a year
• Ice stormVery Low$15.7K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Cold waveVery Low$179K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.1 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

43 of 6,247 (0.7%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

304

Insured in high-risk zones

39 (13%)

Flood claims since 1978

100

Claims paid since 1978

$1.4M

• Thunderstorm Wind196
• Flash Flood46 · 1 death
• Hail45
• Heavy Snow30
• Winter Weather21
• Flood17 · 5 deaths
• Frost/Freeze11
• Ice Storm9
• Strong Wind8
• High Wind8

• Flood04/29/2020

  Moores Ferry, Bath County

  5 deaths, $3,000 damage

  What happened

  A low lying road near Peasticks and Salt Lick in Bath County, Adams Road, saw water levels gradually come up and produce a steady stream of flowing water as daily rainfall amounts topped out at 1-1.5 inches. An Amish family, initially attempting to cross this, decided to turn around. However, their horse lost its footing and slipped into the water, causing the carriage to overturn and plummet into the water. The horse and adult driving the carriage escaped the water, but all five children on board were swept downstream and unfortunately perished.

• Heavy Snow02/04/1998

  Bath

  1 injured, $10M damage

  What happened

  A major snowstorm affected eastern Kentucky from the evening of February 3 into the morning of February 6. Snowfall totals for the storm ranged from around 4 inches in valley locations near the Virginia border to as much as 2 feet in areas from Whitley City to Flemingsburg. The greatest snowfalls during the storm occurred in two distinct periods. The first round of heavy snow, which affected nearly all of eastern Kentucky, began during the evening of February 3, and extended into February 4. Heavy snow tapered off during the night of February 4-5, but redeveloped again during the afternoon of February 5 and extended into the early morning of February 6. This second round of heavy snow mainly affected the northern half of eastern Kentucky.The first round of heavy snow resulted in a general 10 to 18 inches in areas along and west of a line from Williamsburg to Morehead, with amounts decreasing to around 4 inches in valley locations near the Virginia border. The second round of heavy snow brought 4 inches or more to areas generally along and north of a line from Irvine to Phelps. The second round of heavy snow resulted in as much as 10 inches in areas from Frenchburg to near...

• Flash Flood01/08/1998

  Owingsville, Bath County

  1 death

  What happened

  Heavy rain of up to 6 inches resulted in flash flooding in areas from Somerset to Flemingsburg. In many areas streams were out of their banks and numerous roads were flooded. In Pulaski County, near Bronston, a car was swept away by flood waters and several houses were surrounded by water. In Bath County, a 62 year old woman fell from a foot bridge, and was drowned in a flooded creek.

• Lightning08/25/2023

  Pebble, Bath County

  1 death

  What happened

  A 39-year old male was struck and killed by lightning just south of Sherburne.

• Winter Weather01/02/2014

  Bath

  3 injured

  What happened

  Several accidents occurred along I-64 in Bath county. One accident involved an injury and blocked the eastbound lanes of the interstate for 6 hours. A couple of injury accidents occurred on secondary roads.

• Flood05/31/2004

  Bath

  $2M damage

  What happened

  On the afternoon of May 30th, a warm front was draped across eastern Kentucky. With extremely moist and unstable air, this boundary helped spark the beginning of a most unusual event for eastern Kentucky, and for that matter, for the country. Countless supercell thunderstorms developed along this boundary for hours on end, causing widespread tree damage and damage to structures. Flash flooding was also occurring with these storms which contained torrential rain. Unfortunately for eastern Kentucky, this was not the end to the severe weather or the flooding. Later in the night, mostly in the early hours of May 31st, a potent cold front burst through, bringing destruction to most if not all eastern Kentucky counties. Also, so much rain had fallen from the previous afternoon and evening, coupled with more heavy rain during the morning of May 31st, that widespread aerial flooding occurred. For some counties, as was the case for Estill and Powell Counties, the aerial flooding lasted for days. The cost of these storms totaled easily in the millions.

• Bath County Water DistrictServes 10,083 · Purchased surface water · Local government2 health violations
• Sharpsburg Water DistrictServes 4,332 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Owingsville Water WorksServes 2,307 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation