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Flood — Carlisle, KY

Mar 18, 2008

Heavy rainfall amounts from 2 to 6 inches occurred over a two-day period, causing significant flooding. A very slow-moving cold front over southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri provided the focus for prolonged heavy rainfall. A deep southwest wind flow brought subtropical moisture across the frontal zone. The heaviest rainfall, from 4 to 6 inches, occurred in counties along the Ohio River. The two-day rainfall amount at the Paducah National Weather Service office was 4.40 inches. Other two-d

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 85007). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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