Flash Flood in Mercer County, Kentucky

Flash Flood July 1, 2021 · Mercer County, Kentucky

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Burgin (37.7700, -84.7600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 970382. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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