Aug 14, 2020
A stationary frontal boundary was located generally west to east across central and eastern Kentucky. Decent warm air and moisture advection was present south of the boundary, and provided the ingredients necessary to produce low centroid high precipitating showers and storms throughout the afternoon hours. Heavy rain set up across portions of Breathitt County, including the city center of Jackson, and remained in place for an extended period amount of time. This resulted in flash flooding and g
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 902584). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Breathitt County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.