Flash Flood — Bourbon, Kentucky

2020-05-19 · near Centerville, Bourbon, Kentucky

Event narrative

Russell Cave Road and Georgetown Road were closed due to high water.

Wider weather episode

May 18, the Lower Ohio Valley was primed with a moist atmosphere that was in place from southerly surface flow from the Gulf of Mexico, and as a cold front moved through the region, severe thunderstorms caused tree damage and isolated flooding. On the 19th, the flooding became more widespread as heavy rain was produced from outflow boundaries remaining in the region from the previous day's storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 897334. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.