Flash Flood — Lawrence, Kentucky

2024-05-06 · near Peach Orchard, Lawrence, Kentucky

$5K

Property damage

Event narrative

Nats Creek Road was impassable in several spots due to high water. Water also damaged portions of Copper Road.

Wider weather episode

Between a stalled frontal boundary and a disturbance crossing the region, several rounds of rain and storms impacted northeastern Kentucky between the 6th and 7th of May. One and a half to two and a half inches of rain fell across portions of the area the evening and night of the 6th and led to flash flooding in the vicinity of Rush in Boyd County, in and around the city of Grayson in Carter County, between Argillite and Hunnewell in Greenup County, and along Nats Creek Road and Copper Road in Lawrence County. While flooding came to an end that night, waves of rain and storms continued on the 7th. One strong storm downed several trees outside the town of South Shore in Greenup County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1176908. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.