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Flash Flood — Todd, KY

May 11, 2016

The trailing end of a line of thunderstorms oriented from west-northwest to east-southeast became stationary over Todd County. Storm cells repeatedly trained eastward across the county for hours, producing significant flash flooding. The storms occurred along a stationary front that extended from central Missouri to northern Middle Tennessee. A moderately strong south to southwest wind flow around 30 knots at 850 mb provided the storms with plenty of moisture and instability.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 632950). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Todd, KY

This event is one of many recorded floods in Todd County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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