Flash Flood — Lawrence, Kentucky

2025-07-17 · near Houckville, Lawrence, Kentucky

Event narrative

High water was observed over Route 201 North around Cherokee Church.

Wider weather episode

On the 17th of July, a cold front approached from the west and then stalled over southeast Ohio and West Virginia, leading to a period of active weather. The boundary eventually slid north as a warm front on the 19th of July while a disturbance passed across the Great Lakes region and took aim for New England. During this time, the Middle Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians remained firmly entrenched in a warm, moist air mass that facilitated development of showers and thunderstorms in the daytime followed by lulls in precipitation overnight. In eastern Kentucky, three to four inches of rainfall led to flash flooding along one road in Lawrence County on July 17th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268507. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.