Flash Flood — Mercer, Kentucky

2021-07-01 · near Burgin, Mercer, Kentucky

Event narrative

Highway 33 and Pleasant Hill Drive were flooded near Burgin. Flash flooding was also reported along college street near Harrodsburg.

Wider weather episode

Early on July 1st, there was a moist unstable air mass over southern Indiana and central Kentucky. Farther north in Indiana, a west to east oriented cold front was working its way south. This resulted in heavy rainfall and area flash flooding over central Kentucky as the front moved through the region. A Flash Flood Watch was in place before the event.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 970382. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.