Kentucky
Soon after moving inland, the Unnamed tropical cyclone of 1960 looped over South Texas, leading to heavy rains along the coastal plain near Port Lavaca. As it moved north-northeast, bursts of heavy rainfall were accompanied with the system over Arkansas and Kentucky. The maximum in Kentucky not only represents their highest tropical cyclone-related rainfall amount on record, but also the state's all-time 24 hour precipitation record (through 1998).
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Kentucky |
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| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 285.8 | 11.25 | Unnamed 1960 | Dunmor | |
| 2 | 242.1 | 9.53 | Dennis 2005 | ||
| 3 | 207.5 | 8.17 | Isidore 2002 | Paradise Steam Plant | |
| 4 | 205.2 | 8.08 | Elena 1985 | WPSD-TV Paducah | |
| 5 | 201.7 | 7.94 | Katrina 2005 | Finney | |
| 6 | 195.8 | 7.71 | Tico 1983 | Lloyd Greenup Dam | |
| 7 | 193.0 | 7.60 | Frederic 1979 | Aberdeen | |
| 8 | 172.5 | 6.79 | Chris 1982 | Franklin 1 E | |
| 9 | 170.4 | 6.71 | Jerry 1989 | Gray Hawk | |
| 10 | 166.9 | 6.57 | Allison 1989 | Franklin 1 E | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Wettest Tropical Cyclones In The United States
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