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Flash Flood — Shelby, KY

Sep 3, 2022

During the afternoon and evening hours on September 3rd, a combination of ample moisture and sufficient instability provided the necessary ingredients for widespread convection, resulting in locally heavy rainfall and isolated wind damage reports. On the synoptic scale, a weak mid-level disturbance was located across the mid-Mississippi Valley, with a surface low located across western Kentucky. Ahead of this disturbance, a moist air mass was located across central Kentucky, with Precipitable Wa

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1058148). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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