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Sinlaku Continues to Impact the Marianas; Severe Weather from the Central US to the Northeast; Late-Season Snow in the Northwest

Sinlaku continues to bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain/flooding, and storm surge to the Marianas. Showers and severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to the Mid-Mississippi Valley and to the Central/Southern Plains through Thursday. A front will produce late-season snowfall over the Cascades and Northern Rockies and coastal rain over the Northwest Coast through Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms moved across eastern Kentucky between this morning and early evening. As a complex of storms moved east through central portions of Kentucky during the late morning and early afternoon hours, increasing moisture and daytime heating along with abundant lift present with this complex contributed to widespread showers and thunderstorms. Many locations received an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on top of scattered rainfall over the past few days. With moist soil in place, much of this rainfall was converted to runoff and subsequently led to several instances of flash flooding across eastern Kentucky. Several reports of wind damage were also received in terms of downed trees.

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Shelf cloud south of London-Corbin Airport-Magee Field. Courtesy Johnnie Nicholson.
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Radar loop from late morning through early evening. Cloud to ground lightning strike in Bee Lick, KY. Courtesy Greg Cundiff.
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Flooding in Big Fork, KY. Courtesy WYMT. Flash flooding of Elk Creek in Manchester, KY. Courtesy WYMT. Tree damage in Brodhead, KY. Courtesy Jordan Smith.
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