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Flood in Powell County, Kentucky

Flood February 16, 2023 · Powell County, Kentucky

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Hwy-1184 (Cane Creek Road) was closed near the community of Rosslyn due to flooding.

The wider storm

A low pressure center was slowly tracking into western Kentucky during the first part of the day on Wedensday, with a stationary front positioned along the Ohio River, and keeping much of eastern Kentucky in a warm, moist, and unstable airmass. Showers and thunderstorms were ongoing through much of the morning, leading to multiple flooding reports across the region. Then by the afternoon, the low pressure center had moved into Indiana, allowing the stationary front to lift north as a warm front, and a cold front to begin traversing the western half of the state. A more progressive line of strong showers and thunderstorms moved through eastern Kentucky ahead of this cold front, finally coming to an end after the cold front had passed through overnight. Multiple reports of downed trees and additional flooding were reported as heavy rain and strong winds complimented some of these storms.

Began near Rosslyn (37.8418, -83.8115).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1083328. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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