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Flash Flood — Henry, KY

Sep 3, 2020

Early on September 2nd, a couple of cold fronts with embedded lows headed south towards central Kentucky. The first of these front passed through Kentucky on the 2nd. This brought isolated severe wind damage and flooding, but as the second low/cold front moved through on the 3rd, heavy rainfall caused urban flooding issues across Jefferson County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 921008). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Henry, KY

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