Flash Flood — Monroe, Kentucky

2020-08-13 · near Otia, Monroe, Kentucky

Event narrative

Highway 100 East, approximately 3 miles east of Tompkinsville, was completely flooded.

Wider weather episode

During this period, a stationary front extended near the Ohio River. This served as a focus for the development of isolated severe thunderstorms, but the main event was heavy rainfall that broke out during the early morning of August 14th. This rain produced areas of flash flooding in multiple counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 918516. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.