Flash Flood — Trimble, Kentucky

2018-07-03 · near Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky

Event narrative

There was water over parts of Highway 421 and other rural roads southeast of Bedford.

Wider weather episode

Central Kentucky sat on the western side of a strong upper ridge, but as a trough moved in from the west, it caused severe weather and flooding issues on the 2nd. High precipitable water values around 2 and lingering boundaries caused heavy rain and flooding issues on the 3rd as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763886. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.