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Flood — Trigg, KY

Feb 22, 2018

Several rounds of widespread heavy rainfall tracked northeast across western Kentucky. These rounds of heavy rain produced localized flooding of roads, along with longer-term flooding along creeks and tributaries of the Ohio River. In the wake of a surface cold front, a persistent southwest flow of moist air aloft generated multiple rounds of widespread rain. Another cold front then moved east into western Kentucky on the morning of the 23rd. The three-day rainfall total at the Paducah National

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 736823). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Trigg, KY

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

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