This led to major flooding and numerous mudslides across portions of Whitley, Perry, Letcher, Leslie, Knox, Harlan, Clay, and Bell Counties.
In particular, Harlan County was hit extremely hard with the Kentucky Mesonet site on Black Mountain (4031 foot elevation) receiving over 6.5 inches (170 mm) of rain over this stretch.
A total of seven homes were reported to have been in or under water across Whitley County as the Cumberland River in Williamsburg crested to its third highest stage on record of 34.84 feet (10.62 m).
[citation needed] During the first two weeks of February, "more than eight inches of water fell, causing the Cumberland and Kentucky Rivers to reach their highest levels in 40 years.
"[6] By February 18, Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief workers were preparing for "mud-outs" (assisting with cleaning mud out of damaged houses) in Harlan, Bell, Knox and Whitley counties.