Aug 21, 2013
A well defined and progressive nearly cutoff low was positioned over east central Indiana during the afternoon of August 21st. South and east of this feature, a seasonally strong cyclonic 300mb jet was present, placing central and eastern Kentucky within an area of diffluence aloft. Strong instability up to 2000 joules developed by mid-afternoon along and east of Interstate 65. Scattered thunderstorms developed by late morning and strengthen during the afternoon hours. Training storms produc
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 462345). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Garrard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.