1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 9, 1:30 PM EST, 4 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 230 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2001 ISSUED QUICK UPDATE TO INCLUDE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AND TO INCREASE POPS FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. .JKL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ENTIRE AREA. LCM
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains brought flooding across the area. Highways 791, 742, and 1651 had to be cleared of debris after water covered the roads. Four to five inch deep ruts were also left in many gravel roads across the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, August 2001
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