Heavy Rain and Flooding Threat in the Ohio Valley

Gulf moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding over parts of the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley through the morning and the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians on Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, are expected over the Southern Rockies/Southern High Plains on Tuesday. Read More >

Flooding (especially flash flooding) is a large concern across eastern Kentucky due to the vast amounts of creeks and streams, as well as susceptible steep and variable terrain. As a result, we have numerous automated river and stream gauges set up across eastern Kentucky that send back real-time data on river stages. We also have automated weather stations that send in rainfall data in near real time as well. The forecasters (Lead Forecaster Pete in this case) will monitor the rivers and precipitation gauges using several software programs, making sure we note any changes in river levels or notice any potential bad data or gauge malfunctions. If necessary, this data can be used to issue river flood advisories and warnings. Find the latest river forecasts below: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=JKL

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Heavy Rain and Flooding Threat in the Ohio Valley

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