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Flaherty, Kentucky

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Flaherty census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40175. It lies near Sand Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Flaherty quadrangle.

Flaherty within Meade County

On record in Flaherty

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

24 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Flaherty between 2000 and 2019, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Recreation and ceremony12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2010Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestrySMALLWOOD RD.
9 April 2014Debris and open burning3.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryHOBBS LANE
6 April 2010Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 April 2010Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
16 April 2008Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
15 April 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 March 2009Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
30 March 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Meade County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Flaherty: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Flaherty-Otter Creek Sandstone PitSilicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Meade County

Storms near this place

23 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flaherty in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 19 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1995Thunderstorm WindFlaherty18 hurtMobile home park received substantial damage. Medical assistance was requested from surrounding counties for injuries. A total of 18 minor injuries was reported across the county. The total damage included a destroyed church and 656 damaged homes and businesses. The damage was attributed to downburst winds up to 120 mph with embedded weak F1 tornadoes not out of the question.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindFlaherty1 hurt, $10,000A tree was blown on to a house. One person was injured.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindFlaherty$50,000no account filed
October 2007Tornado (EF1)Flaherty$20,000The tornado touched down a mile north northwest of Flaherty, and lifted near Camp Carlson in the southern portion of Fort Knox. Damage from the tornado was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Most of the damage was concentrated near the intersection of U.S. 60 and County Road 1882. The Rock Inn sustained roof damage, and a service station canopy was knocked over. The tornado also uprooted large trees along the damage path.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindFlaherty$10,000The Flaherty fire department reported a tree that fell on a home.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFlaherty$1,000The Meade County emergency manager reported power lines down on Saint Martin Road near Flaherty.
March 2026Tornado (EF1)Flaherty-The tornado crossed into Meade County near Rineyville Rd. A bigger tree fell onto a house in the Country Ct area. The tornado took a leftward turn, heading north, mimicking a turn in the tight mesovortex seen on radar imagery. It caused damage at the Meade County Bank near the intersection of Flaherty Rd and Joe Prather Hwy. Damage was observed to trees and some houses along Camelot Drive and Rabbit Run Road. The tornado continued across fields and did extensive damage to a farm beside Fort Avenue. Multiple farm buildings were significantly damaged with roofs lofted across Rabbit Run Rd east of Fort Avenue, where the damage appeared to end.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-Entering into Meade County, the emergency manager noted a tree came down across the road, pulling a power line down with it, along Vowels Pl. Additional tree damage was |noted along Rolling Hills Road and then further extensive damage to a farm along Fort Ave. This is the approximate end point of stronger wind damage. KLVX velocity data showed a quick weakening trend in those stronger velocities even at higher tilts. The winds likely remained stronger downstream of the damage but did not cause as widespread of damage.
March 2025Tornado (EF1)Flaherty-The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Meade and Hardin County, near the communities of Flaherty and Radcliff, and determined an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph occurred the evening of March 30th, 2025. The tornado had a path length of 7.21 miles and a width of 50 yards. ||The first damage to be observed was just south of Flaherty Elementary school to a farm outbuilding where major roof loss was observed. A nearby residence also had roof damage occur. The tornado continued across Flaherty Road and Joe Prather Highway |damaging several trees along the way near Rabbit Run Road. The tornado continued across rural sections of Meade County before striking a residence and a garage. The roof lifted over the house and landed about 100 yards away. Siding and tree damage indicated several different directions, indicative of rotation. ||The tornado continued along Rogers Lake Road with several trees in different directions, continuing to indicate the rotational damage of the tornado. The damage continued into Hardin County.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-A tree was blown down across Coleman Road by strong thunderstorm winds. The fallen tree brought down power lines in the area.
April 2025Flash FloodFlaherty-Water was moving swiftly across the intersection of Country Court and Gardener Drive.
April 2025Flash FloodFlaherty-An unknown road was impassable due to flooding.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Flaherty-A National Weather Service Louisville storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado|just north of Vine Grove. The tornado touched down off Fort |Avenue near Browning Drive. There was some twisting of cedar trees, |topping of maple trees, and one uprooted black walnut tree. |Trees were facing from a northerly direction to an east |southeasterly direction. Wind speeds were estimated to be between |80 and 85 mph, EF0, with a width of 100 yards in this area. ||The tornado increased in strength near Knox Avenue with trees |topped and uprooted. A one story house had a large section of its |roof ripped off. Debris from the house was thrown from the east |southeast all the way to the north northeast. Drone photography |was instrumental in determining it was a tornado. Wind speeds were |estimated to be 90 mph, EF1, with a width of 150 yards. ||The tornado produced very sporadic tree damage, and lifted before|reaching Hardin County.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-Multiple reports of trees and power lines blown down in and around Flaherty.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-A law enforcement official reported a tree down on Old Highway 144.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-Several trees were downed on Coleman Road in eastern Meade County.
July 2011Flash FloodFlaherty-Water flooded State Highway 144 just to the south of Flaherty.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-A tree fell on a house near Fort Knox.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-Trees down
June 1999Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-Several trees down
August 2003Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindFlaherty-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Meade County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Hog Wallow3.5 miles16
Maples Corner3.6 miles14
Garrett4.9 miles16
Grahamton5.0 miles16
Hillgrove6.0 miles14
Van Voorhis Manor6.2 miles14
Buck Grove6.6 miles14
Lickskillet6.7 miles16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on FlahertyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q8563602The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 492167. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.