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Flood — Graves, KY

Feb 16, 2025

Significant flash flooding occurred over west Kentucky, as anomalously high amounts of low-level moisture streamed northward over a warm front that became stationary along the Tennessee border. Steady rains began just after 0000CST on the 15th and continued until around 0100CST on the 16th. The rain came in waves with the first one targeting Fulton, Murray, Fort Campbell, and Guthrie with 1-2��� in the pre-dawn hours. The first flash flooding report came from Guthrie where flood waters had

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1236543). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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