Feb 7, 2017
During the evening, a severe thunderstorm acquired supercell characteristics for an hour or so as it moved southeast across the Lake Barkley area of Trigg County. The storm intensified along a cold front as it pressed southeast across western Kentucky. The atmosphere became sufficiently unstable for the storm to become severe during a short timeframe around sunset. The isolated severe storm was preceded by a round of storms during the morning hours, which produced locally heavy rain. The morning
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 679545). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Graves County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.