Heavy Rain in Knox County, Kentucky

Heavy Rain March 15, 2012 · Knox County, Kentucky

Injuries

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The roof of the Tru-Seal factory in Barbourville due to the weight of rain water that had accumulated on the roof. Six injuries were reported.

The wider storm

This event began during the predawn hours of March 15th, with the first report of large hail occurring just after 5 am in Knox county. Hail between pea and golf ball size and flashing flooding continued to occur until after 9 pm on the 15th. Widespread damage was caused by both the large hail and flooding. Several roads and bridges around eastern Kentucky were washed out during the peak of the flooding.

Began near Barbourville (36.8700, -83.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 365534. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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