Flash Flood in Madison County, Kentucky

Flash Flood February 18, 2000 · Madison County, Kentucky

Death

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 15 year old boy died after the car in which he was riding was overtaken by flood waters.

The wider storm

A warm front over the lower Ohio Valley produced numerous training thunderstorms over north central Kentucky during the morning and early afternoon. A cold front brought more heavy rain to north central and east central Kentucky during the afternoon and evening. These thunderstorms produced rainfall amounts averaging from two to five inches. Numerous roads were closed over the area, including US and state highways, and cars were stranded in some areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5136340. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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