Flood in Marshall County, Kentucky

Flood February 12, 2020 – February 26, 2020 · Marshall County, Kentucky

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding of the Tennessee River resulted in one fatality. A 37-year-old female walked into a flooded area while she was trying to reach a friend on a towboat on the water. The victim was swept off a normally dry walkway leading to the towboat. Fields, woods, and a few access roads in river bottomlands were flooded.

The wider storm

Flooding occurred on the Tennessee River due to a combination of backwater from the flooded Ohio River and increased releases from Kentucky Dam.

Began near Gilbertsville Arpt (37.0509, -88.3129).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 872925. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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