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Flash Flood — Calloway, KY

Feb 12, 2020

A deep 500 mb trough over the southwestern states lifted northeast across the central states. A surface low passed east across the lower Mississippi Valley, producing a swath of heavy rain across the lower Ohio Valley. A plume of very moist air aloft accompanied the upper-level trough as it lifted northeast. Although rainfall amounts were not especially heavy, they fell on very moist ground that was primed for flooding issues.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 872338). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Calloway, KY

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

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