Flood in Hopkins County, Kentucky

Flood May 20, 2025 · Hopkins County, Kentucky

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Report submitted via mPING. Radar estimated rainfall was approximately one inch, most of which fell within an hour.

The wider storm

A squall line moved eastward through Western Kentucky from mid to late afternoon ahead of an evening cold frontal passage. Several damaging wind reports were received, along with additional sub-severe wind gust observations. A funnel cloud was observed north of Crofton. Flooding issues developed in portions of the Kentucky Pennyrile. MLCAPE values were around 1000-1250J/kg, DCAPE was 700-1000J/kg, and effective bulk shear was 50kts, while dewpoints were near 70.

Began near Madisonville (37.3418, -87.5023).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1272568. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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