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Flash Flood — Henderson, KY

Apr 29, 2017

During the evening, clusters of storms developed along and just north of a surface warm front that extended from the Missouri bootheel northeastward along the Ohio River. The warm front became stationary, and the area of storms tracked northeast across the same areas through the overnight and early morning hours. The repeated bouts of heavy-rain producing storms lasted 8 to 12 hours, resulting in excessive rainfall.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 687747). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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