Flash Flood — Jessamine, Kentucky

2018-09-09 · near Union Mills, Jessamine, Kentucky

Event narrative

Water was flowing over Bethany Road in the Logana area.

Wider weather episode

On September 5, 2018, the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon moved north from the Gulf of Mexico. It carried copious amounts of moisture as it continued to rotate while slowly moving north. In Kentucky, the outer bands of the system brought showers and thunderstorms that produced isolated wind damage September 5 and 6. By September 8th, Gordon was centered in southeast Missouri with much of its moisture and energy in the Ohio River Valley interacted with a stationary front. This produced efficient rainfall that caused flash flooding, and the environmental shear was strong enough to produce two tornadoes along the Ohio River in southern Indiana and north-central Kentucky.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 783659. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.