A low pressure system strengthened as it moved northeast into the Great Lakes region. A large area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a warm front moved across the region during the afternoon of the 23rd, producing heavy rain and some flash flooding. The hardest-hit areas were in the Kentucky counties bordering Tennessee, including the city of Murray. From two to four inches of rain fell in the southern border counties of western Kentucky, mostly within a four-hour period. Behind a trailing cold front, west winds gusted from 40 to 50 mph late on the night of the 23rd into the early morning of the 24th.

Strong Wind in BALLARD, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in CARLISLE, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in HICKMAN, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in FULTON, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 36.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MARSHALL, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in TRIGG, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 36.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in TODD, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in MUHLENBERG, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CALDWELL, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in LYON, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 35.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in UNION, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 36.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in WEBSTER, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 36.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 38.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in DAVIESS, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Strong Wind in MCLEAN, KENTUCKY
From 24-FEB-19 01:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 37.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Flash Flood in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 23-FEB-19 14:19:00 to 23-FEB-19 18:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: LYNN GROVE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Flash flooding of creeks and roads was reported. The flooding occurred in locations that do not typically flood. Highway 893 was flooded near Lynn Grove. Numerous streets were flooded in and near Murray, especially in the vicinity of Bee Creek. A water rescue was conducted where a vehicle stalled out in floodwater north of Murray State University on North 16th Street. A few inches of water entered a residence. Near Kirksey, water was up to the bridge that crosses the west fork of Rock House Creek on Airport Road just south of Highway 464. In the eastern part of the county just north of Hamlin, one home was evacuated due to floodwaters on Highway 732. About 17 to 18 county roads were under water. The storm total rainfall from the Kentucky mesonet site at Murray was 3.66 inches, of which 2.56 inches fell in four hours.

Flash Flood in TRIGG, KENTUCKY
From 23-FEB-19 15:41:00 to 23-FEB-19 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: CADIZ
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Water was over Highway 1175. Several other state and county roads were closed, including a road that crosses the Little River. One roadway was partially washed out. A trained spotter in Rockcastle measured a 48-hour total of 4.20 inches.

Flood in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 23-FEB-19 18:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOPKINSVILLE ARPT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Several miles south of Hopkinsville, a water rescue was conducted on a flooded section of Millers Mill Road. A mother and child became stranded in a vehicle on the flooded road. There were no injuries. Elsewhere, minor flooding occurred along the Little River on the east side of Hopkinsville. Some low-lying woods and fields were inundated.

Flash Flood in TODD, KENTUCKY
From 23-FEB-19 18:10:00 to 23-FEB-19 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: TRENTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

High water threatened a church and a couple of homes in Elkton. Water covered portions of State Roads 181, 848, and 475, as well as several county roads. Numerous roads were impassable due to high water. A mesonet site five miles southwest of Elkton measured a storm total of 3.01 inches.

Flash Flood in HICKMAN, KENTUCKY
From 23-FEB-19 13:40:00 to 23-FEB-19 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLINTON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Highway 58 was flooded in Clinton.

Flood in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 23-FEB-19 17:30:00 to 24-FEB-19 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORTONVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Water covered several roads in the White Plains and Nortonville areas.