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Flash Flood — Powell, KY

Jun 6, 2019

Slow moving storms developed during the late afternoon and early��evening of June 6th. The slow movement produced locally heavy rainfall which produced some flash flooding in a few communities of eastern Kentucky, including Rockcastle and Powell Counties.||In Rockcastle County, at least 6 businesses, a church, and city hall were inundated with water in Brodhead. Several local, county, and state highways were closed during the peak of the flooding. Two storage buildings were washed off of the

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 817486). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Powell, KY

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