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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 1991, 3:13 PM EDT for Adams County, Ohio; Lewis County, Kentucky. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 1991, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 1991, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lewis County, KY, Adams County, OH
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 88 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1405 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KHTS 081913
FFWHTS
KYC135-OHC001-082115-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV
313 PM EDT MON JUL 8 1991
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTINGTON HAS ISSUED A
SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST KENTUCKY
...LEWIS
IN SOUTH OHIO
...ADAMS
AT 305PM WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY OHIO AND LEWIS COUNTY
KENTUCKY. THE RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS AND THOSE EARLIER TODAY WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SOME LOWLAND..SMALL STREAM AND CREEK AND URBAN STREET
FLOODING DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
RAINFALL REPORTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES THROUGH 3PM HAVE BEEN SUFFICENT
ENOUGH TO WET THE GROUND IN THIS AREA AND THE STORMS CURRENTLY MOVING
VERY SLOWLY THROUGH WILL CREATE WIDELY SCATTERED MINOR FLOODING
PROBLEMS. THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MILES
AN HOUR AND THE AREA OF STORMS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHERN OHIO WERE MOVING TO EAST AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE VERY HEAVY STORMS AS THEY
CONTINUZE TO MOVE ACROSS ADAMS COUNTY OHIO AND LEWIS COUNTY KENTUCKY.
IF YOU COME UPON STANDING WATER..DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS IT..OR IF THE
STREAM YOU ARE NEAR IS RISING RAPIDLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY.
END/D. GEORGEWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 10:50 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
KYZ008-081700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1045 AM EDT MON JUL 8 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY UNTIL 5 PM EDT... AT 1030 PM EDT...NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. ONLY A FEW SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED OVER PIKE COUNTY...15 MILES EAST OF PIKEVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY 11 AM. INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO THE COALFIELDS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF A THUNDERSTORM IS APPROACHING...SEEK A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OR TELEPHONES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM TREES AND OPEN FIELDS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...GET INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISISON AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OGREN
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
KYZ008-081800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1230 PM EDT MON JUL 8 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY UNTIL 5 PM EDT... AT 1225 PM EDT...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO MORGAN AND WOLFE COUNTIES...25 MILES NORTHWEST OF JACKSON. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH MORGAN AND WOLFE COUNTIES AND NEAR BREATHITT AND MOGOFFIN COUNTIES BY 130 PM EDT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...SEEK A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM TREES AND OPEN FIELDS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...GET INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OGREN
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
KYZ008-081900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 135 PM EDT MON JUL 8 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY UNTIL 5 PM EDT... AT 125 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS EXTENDED FROM MORGAN COUNTY ...30 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON SOUTHEAST THROUGH MAGOFFIN AND FLOYD COUNTIES TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PIKEVILLE IN PIKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES ...SEEK A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM TREES AND OPEN FIELDS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE... GET I<NDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OGREN
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:34 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
KYZ008-082000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 233 PM EDT MON JUL 8 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY UNTIL 5 PM EDT... AT 225 PM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS EXTENDED FROM MORGAN COUNTY ...30 MILES NORTH OF JACKSON SOUTHEAST THROUGH MAGOFFIN AND FLOYD COUNTIES TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PIKEVILLE IN PIKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. A STRONGER STORM IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LEE AND WOLFE COUNTIES BY 330 PM EDT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY HAIL CAN EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...SEEK A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM TREES AND OPEN FIELDS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE GET INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OGREN
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:07 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
KYZ008-082030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 300 PM EDT MON JUL 8 1991 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY UNTIL 5 PM EDT... AT 300 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO LEE AND WOLFE COUNTIES...20 MILES NORTHWEST OF JACKSON. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA BY 345 PM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY HAIL CAN EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...SEEK A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... STAY AWAY FROM TREES AND OPEN FIELDS. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE GET INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OGREN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson | 39 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.