Flash Flood in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Flash Flood May 4, 2021 · Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Kentucky 90, Summer Shade Road, one mile west of the Cumberland/Metcalf County Line was closed due to flooding.
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 Willow Shade (36.8400, -85.5800).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 963046. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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