Flash Flood in Monroe County, Kentucky

Flash Flood August 17, 2018 · Monroe County, Kentucky

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water was reported flowing over the roadway on Highway 100 East. The road was impassable.

The wider storm

Surface high pressure was centered over the Appalachian Mountains and a stacked low was over eastern Kansas. Weakly amplified mid-level flow funneled moisture up the Ohio River Valley from the Gulf of Mexico causing precipitable water values to go over 2 inches. This caused waves of heavy rainfall with some severe storm damage over multiple days in central Kentucky.

Began near Tompkinsville (36.7069, -85.6738).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 782852. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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