Flood — Bourbon, Kentucky

2017-06-25 to 2017-06-26 · near Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky

Event narrative

Heavy rainfall associated from Tropical Storm Cindy brought the Stoner Creek at Paris into minor flood. The river crested at 19.42 feet on June 24.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall along the Gulf Coast and quickly lifted northeast toward the lower Ohio Valley June 22-23. The remnants interacted with a cold front from the Upper Midwest to produced widespread heavy rainfall. The unseasonably moist air mass led to widespread rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches with an embedded swath of 3-6 inches across central Kentucky. This led to numerous reports of flash flooding with some swift water rescues occurring as well. Multiple roads across many counties were closed for a period of time due to the high water. Three river points rose into minor flood, mainly across the Bluegrass region. In addition, several strong to severe thunderstorms tracked across the area which brought down numerous trees and power poles. The environment also supported short spin-up tornadoes and 2 did touch down across central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 702391. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.