Flash Flood — Franklin, Kentucky

2022-05-14 · near Frankft Cptl City Ar, Franklin, Kentucky

Event narrative

Heavy Rain forced the partial closure of US 127 near Frankfort.

Wider weather episode

Scattered clusters of showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon hours ahead of a weakening stationary front oriented north to south across the lower Midwest. Storms fed off of diurnal instability and gradually moved southward from southern Indiana into the Louisville metro, where they intensified enough to cause scattered wind damage. Minor flooding occurred as a result of heavy rainfall in Franklin County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1028673. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.