Flash Flood — Monroe, Kentucky

2018-08-17 · near Forkton, Monroe, Kentucky

Event narrative

Water was flowing over the roadway making it impassable.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 782853. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.