Flash Flood in Franklin County, Kentucky
Flash Flood December 11, 2021 · Franklin County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 62 year old male on Devils Hollow Road drove his vehicle into high water on his way to work. His body was found three miles downstream in Benson Creek around 10:30 AM the next day. The time of this report was based on nearby home surveillance footage. The cost of damage is unknown.
The wider storm
Strong southern winds brought warm temperatures and plenty of moisture into an environment of strong wind shear ahead of an advancing cold front. This resulted in unusually warm temperatures for a December day and the ingredients to produce a historic tornado outbreak and flash flooding. This included multiple long track tornadoes. Central Kentucky saw 18 tornadoes that injured 96 and killed 18. An additional death occurred in a flash flood.
Began near Benson (38.2100, -84.9700).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
13 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 996845. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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