Flash Flood — Henry, Kentucky

2018-02-24 to 2018-02-25 · near Campbellsburg, Henry, Kentucky

Event narrative

Numerous county roads over-topped by swift moving water, resulting in washed out asphalt and culverts, and land slides.

Wider weather episode

A stalled frontal boundary interacting with highly anomalous moisture from the Gulf of Mexico interacted with multiple weather systems that brought widespread heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms to central Kentucky February 24 through the early morning hours February 25. A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for Jefferson County, KY including Louisville metro. There were over 50 water rescues alone in Jefferson County that evening. Widespread flash flooding occurred with most streams and creeks reaching record levels.

In addition, across south central Kentucky, 7 tornadoes developed along a warm front during the afternoon and evening hours. The strongest tornado was an EF-2 that tracked over 11 miles in Logan County and tragically killed a woman in her home. As a squall line moved through during the late evening and early morning hours, damaging winds occurred across central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 742612. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.