Jun 2, 2014
Scattered thunderstorms occurred immediately ahead of a weak shortwave trough over northeast Arkansas and eastern Missouri. The storms were fed by a moist southwest wind flow ahead of a weak cold front over western Missouri. An isolated short-lived tornado occurred with one of these storms. Flash flooding occurred in the city of Paducah.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 524437). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McCracken County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.