Flood in Bell County, Kentucky
Flood January 31, 2025 · Bell County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
KY-2013 was closed due to high water. This occurred near the end of the road, mile marker 1.99, near the intersection of Kettle Is Br Road, just east of Jenson.
The wider storm
A closed upper level low slowly moved out of SW CONUS and opened into a positively tilted trough as it approached KY. Large scale flow ahead of the lows approaching cold front, pulled gulf moisture northward. Soaking rain resulted for much of the area, as this moisture rich air lifted over a warm front as it progressed northward. On Friday, the 31st, the trailing cold front pushed through the area tapering rain off from west to east. When all was said and done 48-hr rain totals mostly ranged between one and two and a half inches of rain, with the heaviest rainfall across the southwest part of the SWA. Flooding of low-lying area roads resulted across Eastern Kentucky.
Began near Kettle Is (36.7852, -83.6033).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1269730. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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