Flash Flood — Mercer, Kentucky

2018-05-31 · near East Bushtown, Mercer, Kentucky

Event narrative

There was water over Highway 33 South between Prison and North Point Training Center.

Wider weather episode

With a moisture rich and highly unstable environment, an impulse from Missouri

formed a line of severe weather that pushed from west to east across southern

Indiana and central Kentucky. This line dropped heavy rainfall which caused flooding

issues and severe winds that caused damage to property.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.7255, -84.7568)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 757544. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.