Flash Flood in Garrard County, Kentucky

Flash Flood July 1, 2021 · Garrard County, Kentucky

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water was over Crab Orchard Road.

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 Lancaster (37.5933, -84.5683).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 975631. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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