Flood in Graves County, Kentucky

Flood September 24, 2025 · Graves County, Kentucky

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A portion of a bridge on Hopewell Rd was washed out leaving a 6ft crater. Radar estimates of rainfall earlier in the afternoon peaked at around an inch in 30 minutes with only 1-1.5 inches of rain falling during the early afternoon.

The wider storm

A slow moving cold front lingered near the Ohio River during the evening hours on the 24th. MLCAPE values during the afternoon to early evening were around 1000J/kg, effective bulk shear was 30kts, and precipitable water was 1.75-2in. Isolated showers and storms midday became more widespread late afternoon into the evening. Part of a bridge washed out near Boaz, while significant flash flooding occurred in the town of Clinton as torrential rainfall totals of two inches in an hour occurred.

Began near Viola (36.8625, -88.6119).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1293704. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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