Mar 12, 2020
On March 12th, two warm fronts moved north through the Ohio Valley carrying warm moist air ahead of cold front that moved through later in the day. As the cold front moved through, it produces heavy rainfall and flooding across central Kentucky. Severe hail and severe wind storms were also observed.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 883260). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Barren County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.