Flash Flood — Bourbon, Kentucky

2020-05-19 · near North Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky

Event narrative

Three people were water rescued on Gay Road off of US 460.

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 897354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.