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Flash Flood in Hickman County, Kentucky

Flash Flood January 30, 2025 · Hickman County, Kentucky

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding occurred near Cane Creek with water over US-51 between Gin Rd and KY-1540 and over KY-58 between KY1475 and KY-1540. Approximately 2 inches of rainfall had fallen over the area when road closures were reported, with an additional half inch of rain through the evening hours.

The wider storm

A low pressure system pushing northeastward through the Quad State region brought moderate to heavy rain to Western Kentucky for the midday through evening hours. Flash flood and areal flood issues developed late afternoon to early evening in the Purchase Area and Southern Pennyrile where widespread 3 to 4 inch storm total precipitation observations occurred. A water rescue occurred near the Graves/Hickman County line and several vehicles were stranded on Hopkins Rd in Calloway County. CAPE was limited to a couple hundred J/kg. Frontogenesis was oriented west-east across Western Kentucky and precipitable water values were 1.25 to 1.5 inches. River flooding occurred on the S Fork Little River and on the Green River as a result of this heavy rain event.

Began near Clinton (36.6900, -89.0249).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1229921. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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