Jul 8, 2022
Scattered intense thunderstorms fired up during the heat of the day across western Kentucky. This activity developed ahead of a weak cold front and in the vicinity of a weak surface low centered over the mid Mississippi Valley. The atmosphere was quite unstable, with mixed-layer capes from 1500 to 2500 J/kg. Wind shear was sufficiently strong for isolated storms to become severe, with damaging wind gusts. Effective bulk shear was around 30 to 35 knots. The storms maintained intensity through the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1039036). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hopkins County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.