Flash Flood in Monroe County, Kentucky

Flash Flood May 4, 2021 · Monroe County, Kentucky

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Photos on social media showed flooding over Bethlehem Church Road.

The wider storm

Early on May 3rd, central Kentucky sat in the warm sector ahead of an approaching surface low. Much of the region saw only rain showers, but one isolated cell in southern Kentucky was able to produce a short lived EF-1 tornado in the city of Tompkinsville, KY.

On May 4th, a cold front, following the first system, produced additional rain showers and thunderstorms on the already saturated ground. The result was widespread flash flooding with isolated severe wind damage.

Began near Jeffrey (36.7694, -85.8016).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Monroe County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 963043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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