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Flash Flood — Casey, KY

Aug 10, 2022

On August 9th and 10th, a quasi-stationary surface front meandered along the Ohio River, serving as a focus for the development of daytime showers and thunderstorms. Immediately south of the surface boundary, an unusually moist environment was present, with precipitable water values exceeding 2 inches across central Kentucky. As a result, as modest instability developed during the afternoon hours on the 9th, scattered showers and thunderstorms formed across Kentucky, with one cell growing strong

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1046453). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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