Jul 24, 2023
Clusters of intense thunderstorm cells rapidly formed in a strongly unstable air mass during the heat of the afternoon. The most intense cells merged into a small severe thunderstorm complex around the northern end of the Land Between The Lakes area (Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley). This complex was associated with sporadic large hail and damaging winds from southern Livingston County eastward across Lyon and Caldwell Counties. The storms occurred ahead of a slow-moving weak cold front that exte
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1108789). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ballard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.