Flash Flood — Allen, Kentucky

2010-05-01 · near Forest Spgs, Allen, Kentucky

Event narrative

Heavy rains caused flash flood on Snake Creek Road near Maple Grove Church Road. One person died when he reportedly got out of a vehicle that was overcome by flood waters and was swept away. M34VE.

Wider weather episode

A stalled cold front over the Mississippi Valley spawned thunderstorms producing heavy rain from northern Mississippi through middle Tennessee and central Kentucky into southern Indiana. With little movement of the front, training of storms produced record or near-record 2-day rainfall totals from 8 to 10+ inches in many locations across central Kentucky. Major flooding occurred in at least 40 Kentucky counties, washing out roads and inundating municipal water treatment plants. Four lives were lost in Kentucky - three in vehicles and one in a home, where the resident was apparently electrocuted in high water. Over the following days, most area rivers were in flood, including some flooding along the main stem of the Ohio River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 237147. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.