Flash Flood — Mercer, Kentucky

2019-07-17 to 2019-07-18 · near Ebenezer, Mercer, Kentucky

Event narrative

The road was closed due to flooding near the intersection of Cummins Ferry Road and Oregon Road.

Wider weather episode

On July 14th, as the remains of Hurricane Barry advanced up the Mississippi River Valley, an outer boundary of storms moved northward over the Ohio River Valley. This caused localized tree and power line damage north of Lexington, Kentucky.

On July 15th, the circulation that was Barry entered central Kentucky, and over the next few days, it produced heavy rainfall rates and damaging winds. This caused isolated flooding and tree damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 843708. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.