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Flash Flood in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Flash Flood July 30, 2021 · Nicholas County, Kentucky

1
Death
$1.0M
Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Carlisle as Brushy Fork Creek quickly left it's banks. Several streets including Main Street were under several feet of water. Some reported over 4 feet of water in several homes. Homes were pushed off their foundations, and several cars floated downstream in the current. People had to be rescued through broken windows by emergency responders on watercraft. Some people lost most of their possessions, but one woman who lived in a mobile home on Moorefield Road lost her life after emergency responders couldn't respond in time to her call for help. She was found in the water 600 feet downstream.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms, ahead of a could front, drifted south through southern Indiana and the Bluegrass region of Kentucky in an unstable environment. Some of these storms became severe causing isolated tree damage and flash flooding in Kentucky counties. The most severe flooding was in Carlisle, Kentucky after heavy rainfall continued falling over the same area. Several buildings and vehicles were destroyed, and a woman lost her life.

Began near Miller (38.3204, -84.0658).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 975739. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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