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Flash Flood — Simpson, KY

Jun 27, 2025

A typical hot and humid summertime pattern was in place across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys on June 26th and 27th, with temperatures warming into the upper 80s and low 90s both afternoons. This allowed for the development of at least 4000 J/kg SBCAPE across central Kentucky, setting up a strongly unstable environment. Overall, forcing was weak over this time period, with upper level ridging spread out across most of the southeastern United States. As a result, convective development was fairly

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1270965). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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