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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic; Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rain and potential significant flash and urban flooding to the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, especially along the I-95 urban corridor. Dry conditions, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat to the northwestern Great Basin into the interior Northwest through Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Several rounds of thunderstorms occurred from the evening of the 2nd through the early morning hours of the 3rd. Rainfall rates were over an inch per hour in some of the storms, leading to storm total amounts of 3 to 5 inches in some locales in western Kentucky. Along and southeast of a line from Murray to Greenville and Central City., flash flooding caused vehicles to stall out, and an isolated water rescue or two was conducted. While rotation was observed in several of the storms across west Kentucky, only one confirmed tornado was documented.
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