Flash Flood — Jefferson, Kentucky

2025-07-18 · near Jeffersontown, Jefferson, Kentucky

Event narrative

Video was showing water flowing over roadway at Watterson Trail and Mansfield Estates Drive.

Wider weather episode

On July 17th, a west to east oriented cold front dropped southeast from the Midwest and stalled along the Ohio River. Multiple waves of convection along the front continued moving west to east across central Kentucky before the front lifted back north on July 20th. Some isolated flooding issues and downed trees were observed in multiple counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275295. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.