Flash Flood — Henry, Kentucky

2020-09-03 · near Campbellsburg, Henry, Kentucky

Event narrative

Water flowed out of its banks and down Skidmore Lane.

Wider weather episode

Early on September 2nd, a couple of cold fronts with embedded lows headed south towards central Kentucky. The first of these front passed through Kentucky on the 2nd. This brought isolated severe wind damage and flooding, but as the second low/cold front moved through on the 3rd, heavy rainfall caused urban flooding issues across Jefferson County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 921008. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.