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Flash FloodUnion, Kentucky

February 24, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Union

Event narrative (NOAA)

A water rescue was conducted near Mason Creek on Highway 359. A vehicle was swept off the roadway by the flash flood. Fire department dive team members recovered the body of the victim from the submerged car. The 77-year-old victim was a local farmer.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

Flash Flood — Union, Kentucky, February 24, 2018 | DisasterAtlasUSA