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Flash Flood — Muhlenberg, KY

Oct 6, 2019

Property Damage
$35K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Isolated flash flooding occurred in the Pennyrile region of west Kentucky. Numerous showers and thunderstorms develop along a cold front that extended from northwest Tennessee to extreme north central Kentucky. Pockets of training thunderstorm cells resulted in isolated flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 856247). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Muhlenberg, KY

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

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