Flash Flood in Mercer County, Kentucky
Flash Flood June 18, 2026 · Mercer County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Scooter Avenue and Moberly Road have been flooded over. There was concern vehicles could have been swept off the roadway. Water was going underneath mobile homes. The town placing high water signs in the area.
The wider storm
A Mesoscale Convective System moved across the Ohio Valley on the night of June 17th, 2026 and the morning of June 18th, 2026. Supercells congealed into a line of storms as it moved south into southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. These storms brought severe winds and a few tornadoes to the area. Additionally, long residence time of heavy rainfall lead to flash flooding that lasted through most of the day on June 18th, 2026.
Began near Harrodsburg (37.7700, -84.8600).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1353721. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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