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Flood — Edmonson, KY

Dec 2, 2019

Starting on November 29th, rainfall produced by a warm front moved north over south central Kentucky. Then on November 30th, the same system that produced the warm front, produced more rainfall over south central Kentucky as it pushed a cold front east. By the morning of December 1st, Edmondson County, Kentucky had received 2 to 3 inches of rain. This raised water levels over a low water crossing to levels that caused the county highway department to place Road Closed barrier signs closing the c

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 870824). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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