Flash Flood in Russell County, Kentucky

Flash Flood May 22, 2018 · Russell County, Kentucky

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A stated official reported that two inches of water was over Highway 619. The water was from Lily Creek and continued to rise during the time reported.

The wider storm

Low pressure advanced from southern Michigan to the east with a co-located cold front that pushed through the Ohio Valley during the evening hours on May 22, 2018. Ahead of the front, a pool of warm (temperatures lifted into the 80s) and moist (precipitable water >= 1.5) atmosphere produced scattered showers and thunderstorms, causing water to flow out of a creek and over a roadway in Russell County.

Began near Jamestown (36.9917, -85.0466).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 746878. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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