A closed upper level low slowly moved out of SW CONUS and opened into a positively tilted trough as it approached KY. Large scale flow ahead of the lows approaching cold front, pulled gulf moisture northward.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
A closed upper level low slowly moved out of SW CONUS and opened into a positively tilted trough as it approached KY. Large scale flow ahead of the lows approaching cold front, pulled gulf moisture northward. Soaking rain resulted for much of the area, as this moisture rich air lifted over a warm front as it progressed northward. On Friday, the 31st, the trailing cold front pushed through the area tapering rain off from west to east. When all was said and done 48-hr rain totals mostly ranged between one and two and a half inches of rain, with the heaviest rainfall across the southwest part of the SWA. Flooding of low-lying area roads resulted across Eastern Kentucky.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 flood, 2 debris flow. Local standard time, as filed.
A rockslide/debris flow was reported along KY-160 across from the Golden Apple Fruit Market, southeast of Hindman.
Perkins Madden Road, south of the town Hindman was flooded, especially near the entrance to the Knott County Nursing Home, due to poor drainage.
Picture on social media showed minor flooding at the mouth of Smoot Creek Road behind the Action Auto, just north of Van, due to a plugged culvert.
Murphys Ford Road, located between Red Lick Road and Clay Isaacs Road was closed due to low-lying area flooding, south of Irvine.
Estill County EM reported Dark Hollow Road was closed due to low-lying area flooding. This occurred just west of Irvine.
All lanes on KY-1780 at mile marker 11.5 were blocked due to a mudslide/debris flow, southwest of Asher.
KY-711 (Redwine Road) was closed between mile marker 3 and 3.5, just west of Wrigley.
KY-2013 was closed due to high water. This occurred near the end of the road, mile marker 1.99, near the intersection of Kettle Is Br Road, just east of Jenson.
KY-613 (Little North Fork Road) was closed between mile marker 0 and 0.5 due to high water, just north of Bowen.
KY-122 (Bucks Branch Road) was impassable due to low-lying area flooding near mile marker 7, just west of Martin.
KY-1427 (Abbott Creek Road) was impassable due to low-lying area flooding between mile markers 4 and 5, around and just east of Bonanza.
KY-1862 (Thornton Road) was impassable due to low-lying area flooding near mile marker 5.6, just north of Thornton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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