Consistent rain over Kentucky is causing concern about the potential for flash flooding. National Weather Service Meteorologist Kevin Sullivan said there’s a big divide on temperatures from north to south with a wintry mix possible in northern Kentucky and thunderstorms in the south.
Either way, Sullivan said the ground is soaked.
“With the ground obviously very saturated, we haven’t exactly been dry the last few weeks, so some places still very wet, so any rain we get on top of that is just going, especially low lying areas that tend to flood easily, those are the kind of areas we are kind of concerned about today,” said Sullivan.
Sullivan added the weather forecast now calls for a real quiet period the rest of the week with some warming temperatures. And, he said, at this point, it doesn’t look good for any snow around Christmas time. “Unfortunately people looking for a white Christmas, it doesn’t look likely at this point, but it is still seven-eight days way, so things could still change,” noted Sullivan.
The last measurable snowfall at the Jackson National Weather Service Office was just two years ago, but it wasn’t much. Sullivan noted two-tenths of an inch was recorded that Christmas day.?
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