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Flash Flood — Spencer, KY

Jan 3, 2023

During the overnight hours and into the morning on January 3rd, a strong system moved across central Kentucky, bringing isolated damaging wind gusts and widespread heavy rainfall. The system was associated with a negatively-tilted upper-level trough which moved from the Four Corners region on January 2nd to the upper Midwest by January 4th. A surface cyclone transited in a similar fashion to the upper trough, with a surface warm front developing across central Indiana during the evening hours of

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1071307). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Spencer, KY

This event is one of many recorded floods in Spencer County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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