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Flash Flood — Trimble, KY

Feb 24, 2018

A stalled frontal boundary interacting with highly anomalous moisture from the Gulf of Mexico interacted with multiple weather systems that brought widespread heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms to central Kentucky February 24 through the early morning hours February 25. A Flash Flood Emergency was issued for Jefferson County, KY including Louisville metro. There were over 50 water rescues alone in Jefferson County that evening. Widespread flash flooding occurred with most streams and creeks

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 736610). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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