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Flash Flood — Cumberland, KY

Jul 21, 2022

During the evening and overnight hours of July 20th into July 21st, strong to severe thunderstorms developed out ahead of an approaching cold front. On the afternoon of July 20th, temperatures surged into the mid-90s across central Kentucky, with dewpoint temperatures reaching the mid-70s. The warm and unstable low levels, combined with mid-level height falls from an approaching trough, allowed for greater than 4000 J/kg mixed-layer CAPE across portions of south central Kentucky during the eveni

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1046296). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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