Flash Flood — Washington, Kentucky

2020-06-29 · near Willisburg, Washington, Kentucky

Event narrative

A state highway department official stated that roads that don't normally flood where flooding across the northern part of the county.

Wider weather episode

During a time without any major weather systems moving through the region, a moist atmosphere with differential heating and remaining outflows from earlier thunderstorms was enough for thunderstorms and heavy rain to develop across central Kentucky. This resulted in widespread wind damage, flooding, and even fires from lightning. An elderly man drowned and his wife was injured trying to drive through flood waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 906566. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.