Logan County, Kentucky · Russellville
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Pipes freeze in Logan County on about 14 nights a year, mostly December to February. Older homes, 21% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Basements flood here mostly in February. Logan County averages 13.6 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
Sewage backups in Logan County spike on heavy-rain days, about 13.6 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Logan County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 5.42 inches, and about 61 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
25% of occupied homes in Logan County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Kentucky county median of 12.6%.
About 75 nights a year here stay at 65°F or warmer, so basements and crawl spaces can grow mold even without a leak.
Local risk profile
About 27,986 people live in Logan County, 552 square miles in southwest Kentucky, in roughly 12,473 homes. The county seat is Russellville, and Auburn, Lewisburg and Adairville round out the largest towns. The county's median home was built in 1978.
51/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Logan County ranks 64 of 120 Kentucky counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Logan County ranks highest compared with other Kentucky counties.
Logan County is milder than most of Kentucky, but not mild enough to skip winterizing. From 2015–2024 it averaged 14 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 69 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 113th of 120 counties.
Cold snaps are the real risk. The worst in the record lasted 8 days below freezing (ending February 2021), and the low bottomed out near -5°F on February 19, 2015.
The freeze season here runs December to February, with January the coldest. If you travel then, leave the thermostat at 55°F or above and open sink cabinets on outside walls.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 4 and the last spring freeze around Apr 4.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Kentucky. About 13.6 days a year bring an inch or more (25th of 120), most often in February, out of 56.6 inches of total precipitation. On September 1, 2017, 5.42 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 7.45 inches (through September 2, 2017).
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 61 days a year. Each cycle melts and refreezes water at roof edges and in foundation cracks, which is how ice dams and basement seepage get started.
Housing
54% of homes in Logan County predate 1980, above the Kentucky county median of 44.1%, which ranks 28th of Kentucky's 120 counties.
Housing age is mixed: 21% of homes are pre-1960 and 18% are 2000 or newer. Ask any plumber which era your house is from and you'll know which failures to watch for.
28% date from 1980 to 1999, the window when polybutylene, a gray flexible plastic supply pipe, was used in some homes. It's prone to leaks at the fittings, so it's worth checking for in a house from those years.
11% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, below the Kentucky county median of 18.5%. Their water lines run under the floor behind the skirting, so a torn skirt or failed heat tape freezes them faster than lines in a site-built house.
Beyond water
About 75 nights a year in Logan County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (22nd of 120 counties). February is the wettest month. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Logan County it's 30% utility gas, 45% electric, 22% propane and 3% wood. Propane heat is more common here than in most Kentucky counties. Heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fires nationally, and the NFPA recommends having chimneys and vents inspected every year.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Logan County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson and Warren get more pipe-freeze nights than Logan. Muhlenberg County has the oldest housing nearby, with 54% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Logan | Kentucky median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 21% | 18% | 49 of 120 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 54% | 44% | 28 of 120 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 18% | 25% | 104 of 120 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 11% | 19% | 88 of 120 |
| Vacant homes | 12% | 13% | 74 of 120 |
| Wood or propane heat | 25% | 13% | 20 of 120 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 14/yr | 20/yr | 113 of 120 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 14/yr | 12/yr | 25 of 120 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 61/yr | 73/yr | 106 of 120 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 75/yr | 59/yr | 22 of 120 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Kentucky county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Logan County: freezing from December to February, heavy rain in February, March and December.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology