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 May 26, 3:20 PM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 420 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002 MAIN CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED AS IT NEARED THE AREA. DRIER AIR HAS NOT MADE IT IN...WITH A SHARP DEW POINT GRADIENT JUST TO OUR NORTH. CLOUDS LIMITED DESTABILIZATION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA TODAY. IN THE SOUTH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING. THINK THESE WILL DIMINISH WITH LOSS OF HEATING...BUT WILL NEED TO MAKE A MENTION OF THEM IN AN EARLY EVENING PERIOD. THINK THAT THE CLOUDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE NIGHT. WITH LIGHT WINDS AND THE SURFACE AIR MASS RATHER HUMID TO START THE NIGHT... AREAS OF VALLEY FOG ARE EXPECTED. LOOKS LIKE A RATHER STAGNANT PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT FEATURES TO AFFECT US. DIURNAL DESTABILIZATION WILL POSE A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON. PREFER THE DIURNAL PATTERN TO THE AVN MOS POPS...BUT WILL SLIGHTLY UNDERCUT THE NUMBERS. THE AVN MOS TEMPS SHOW LESS VARIATION THAN THE NGM MOS...APPARENTLY DUE TO MORE CLOUDS IN THE AVN MOS. WILL AGAIN USE A COMPROMISE FOR TEMPS. IN THE EXTENDED SECTION... UPPER TROUGH STILL SLATED TO SWING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND DEEPEN OVER NEW ENGLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. MRF ENSEMBLE DATA SUGGESTS COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ON FRIDAY...BUT PREFRONTAL CONVECTION POSSIBLE ALREADY ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL ADD A CHANCE OF PRECIP. .JKL...NONE. HAL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains brought flash flooding the area. One to two feet of water was reported flowing over Hoopwood Branch Road and Island Creek Road. Two mobile homes had water surrounding them.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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