Flash Flood — Larue, Kentucky

2021-08-14 · near Jericho, Larue, Kentucky

Event narrative

Herbert Howell Road was closed due to high water.

Wider weather episode

On the 14th, a cold front worked its way south through central Kentucky to Tennessee, but by the 16th, the slow moving front was on its way back north as a warm front. Even though the threat of severe weather was low, the moist environment produced isolated flash flooding in two central Kentucky counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 981055. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.