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Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. 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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