Flood — Muhlenberg, Kentucky

2025-01-31 · near Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Event narrative

Minor flooding of low-lying areas on the Green River near Paradise began as a result of heavy rainfall of 2-4 inches across much of the basin at the end of the month. This flooding increased as it continued into February.

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.2677, -86.9803)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230191. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.