Flash Flood in Franklin County, Kentucky

Flash Flood May 14, 2022 · Franklin County, Kentucky

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Frankft Cptl City Ar (38.1925, -84.8947).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1028673. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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