May 4, 2021
Early on May 3rd, central Kentucky sat in the warm sector ahead of an approaching surface low. Much of the region saw only rain showers, but one isolated cell in southern Kentucky was able to produce a short lived EF-1 tornado in the city of Tompkinsville, KY. ||On May 4th, a cold front, following the first system, produced additional rain showers and thunderstorms on the already saturated ground. The result was widespread flash flooding with isolated severe wind damage.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 963057). 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.