Flash Flood in Monroe County, Kentucky

Flash Flood August 13, 2020 · Monroe County, Kentucky

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Otia (36.6991, -85.5838).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 918516. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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