Flash Flood — Jefferson, Kentucky

2025-07-17 · near Shively, Jefferson, Kentucky

Event narrative

A vehicle was stranded in flood water and a water rescue was needed near the intersection of 7th Street and Berry Boulevard.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (38.1972, -85.7996)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275331. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.