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 Jul 29, 3:25 AM EST, 5 hours 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 425 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001 07Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A WARM FRONT HUNG UP OVER EAST KENTUCKY WITH A WIDESPREAD AREA OF 70 PLUS DEWPOINTS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. ON SATELLITE...LOW AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS DOMINATE THE AREA WITH THE COLDEST CLOUD TOPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. THE JKL 88D RADAR SHOWS THE LATEST CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WINDING DOWN OVER OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL...MORE SCATTERED...THUNDERSTORMS ARE FOUND TO THE WEST WELL AHEAD OF THE MASSIVE AREA ALONG THE OHIO RIVER IN WESTERN KENTUCKY. FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE HAS JUST ABOUT BOTTOMED OUT WITH MOST OF THE AREA RECEIVING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE PAST 12 TO 18 HOURS. FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS WHERE REPORTED IN FLOYD...ESTILL AND POWELL COUNTIES. ADDITION...NUISANCE FLOODING WERE REPORTED IN MANY OTHER COUNTIES DURING THE EVENING. THE MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AMPLIFYING THE PATTERN FROM THE CURRENT NEAR ZONAL FLOW OVER KENTUCKY TO A MORE MERIDIONAL ONE AS A MONSTER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MIDWEST. THIS IN TURN WILL AMPLIFY AN EASTERN TROUGH. AS THIS CHANGE TAKES PLACE...A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL DROP THROUGH NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...THE STRONGEST ONES EXPECTED AROUND 12Z AND AGAIN AT 18Z. THE AIR MASS IN PLACE REMAINS VERY WET WITH PWS OVER 2 INCHES THROUGH 18Z. THIS COMBINED WITH A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET...PLENTY OF UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND THE EXISTING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAINTAIN OUR THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN. GIVEN THE RAINFALL WE HAVE HAD AND THE PROBLEMS THIS CAUSED WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FOLLOWING THE TROUGH AXIS TONIGHT...THE SKY WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR ALLOWING FOR SOME FOG TOWARD MORNING. THEN A PROLONGED DRY AND INCREASINGLY WARM SPELL TAKES HOLD AS RIDGING BUILDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT THE SFC AND ALOFT. THIS WILL BREAK DOWN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK TO RETURN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FORECAST. MOS TEMPERATURES AGAIN LOOK REASONABLE AND WILL NOT STRAY FAR. WORK ZONES AVAILABLE IN THE AFOS PRODUCT SDFOZFJKL. THANWKS FOR THE COORDINATION CALL LMK. .JKL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR ALL OF FORECAST AREA. GREIF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water flooded several streets in town. 4th Street down to Spring Street was flooded and impassable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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