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Event Details
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain |
| State | KENTUCKY |
| County/Area | CHRISTIAN |
| WFO | PAH |
| Begin Date | 06/15/2010 22:10:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 3 |
| Begin Azimuth | NE |
| Begin Location | HOPKINSVILLE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.88/-87.44 |
| End Date | 06/16/2010 02:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 1 |
| End Azimuth | SSW |
| End Location | CASKY |
| End Lat/Lon | 36.8/-87.44 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 20.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Clusters of thunderstorms developed along a cold front as it moved east across the Mississippi Valley. As the atmosphere became very unstable due to daytime heating and hot south winds, the clusters evolved into a well-organized mesoscale convective system during the afternoon. Numerous reports of damaging winds accompanied storms within the complex as it moved southeast. The tail end of the complex stalled over the Hopkinsville area during the evening, causing a flash flood. |
| Event Narrative | In Hopkinsville, several flooded streets were impassable. Police diverted traffic from these roads. Many other city streets were under five to six inches of water and were becoming impassable. At least three homes were evacuated by the fire department when they became surrounded by floodwater. One of the evacuations became more complicated when a motorist lost control of his vehicle and ran over a safety line being used by rescuers to pull a resident from his home. Outside the city, water was over several roads. At least one road outside the city was impassable. Radar estimated two and one-half inches fell in two hours, with storm totals as much as 3 to 5 inches. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 314.00K | 3.00K | |||||||
| LA CENTER | BALLARD CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 15:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| ROSSINGTON | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 15:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| STURGIS | UNION CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 15:42 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| BIRDSVILLE | LIVINGSTON CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 15:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| MORGANFIELD | UNION CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 15:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| CORYDON | HENDERSON CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 16:05 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| HENDERSON | HENDERSON CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 16:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| SALEM | LIVINGSTON CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 16:11 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| MARION | CRITTENDEN CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 16:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AVONDALE HGTS | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 16:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| SPRING HILL | HICKMAN CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 17:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| PADUCAH | MCCRACKEN CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 17:10 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SALEM | LIVINGSTON CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| DRAFFENVILLE | MARSHALL CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 17:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 18.00K | 0.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE ARPT | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 21:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 3.00K |
| HOPKINSVILLE | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 22:10 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K | |
| CADIZ | TRIGG CO. | KY | 06/15/2010 | 22:10 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CASKY | CHRISTIAN CO. | KY | 06/16/2010 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 314.00K | 3.00K |
