Feb 29, 2012
A squall line with embedded sustained supercells entered western Kentucky early in the morning. The embedded supercells raced east-northeast at 60 to 70 mph, while the line moved southeast at a slower rate. The storms strengthened as they encountered richer low-level moisture, with surface dew points around 60 degrees spreading rapidly north-northeastward up the Mississippi Valley. Intense low to mid-level wind fields maintained the intensity of tornadic storms despite weak instability due to la
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 359913). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Trigg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.