Flash Flood — Ballard, Kentucky

2024-06-01 · near Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky

Event narrative

Torrential rainfall during the day with radar estimated totals of 4 to 7 inches resulted in water flowing over roads in Wickliffe.

Wider weather episode

Torrential rainfall, and training thunderstorms in otherwise widely scattered convection, resulted in an estimated daytime rainfall total of 4 to 7 inches in far southwestern Ballard County and northwestern Carlisle County in Kentucky, along with far eastern Mississippi County in Missouri. This included a mid-morning round of heavy rain, and a second round in the early afternoon. On the Kentucky side of the Mississippi River, flash flooding was reported in Wickliffe and Mayfield Creek overflowed. Precipitable water values were around 1.75 inches, while MLCAPE increased to 1000 J/kg for the afternoon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.