Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1993
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 4, 1993, 3:54 PM EDT for Magoffin County, Morgan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1993, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1993, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Magoffin County, KY, Morgan County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KJKL 041954
FFWJKL
KYC153-175-050000-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
354 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF KENTUCKY
MAGOFFIN...MORGAN
AT 350 PM...CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE AT OR NEAR BANKFULL ACROSS MORGAN
AND MAGOFFIN COUNTIES. RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN COMBINED
WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THESE AREAS WILL KEEP
THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES..DIPS OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROAD. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM..EVEN A SMALL ONE..ON
FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER..MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
PEOPLE IN MORGAN AND MAGOFFIN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS
CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND ON SHORT NOTICE.
ASK THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RELAY YOUR REPORTS OF
SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON
WAIDLEYWhat 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, Jun 4, 10:35 AM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
KYZ008-041530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1035 AM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADING TOWARD SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1030 AM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON NEAR WINCHESTER. THOSE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL THREATEN LEE...WOLFE AND MORGAN COUNTIES SHORTLY AFTER 1100 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE COUNTIES TO THE NORTHWEST OF JACKSON. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA AROUND 1130 AM. IF A THREATENING STORM APPROACHES...SEEK A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMITH
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:38 AM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
KYZ008-041530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1035 AM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADING TOWARD SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 1030 AM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON NEAR WINCHESTER. THOSE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL THREATEN LEE...WOLFE AND MORGAN COUNTIES SHORTLY AFTER 1100 AM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...HAIL...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE COUNTIES TO THE NORTHWEST OF JACKSON. THE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA AROUND 1130 AM. IF A THREATENING STORM APPROACHES...SEEK A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMITH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
^SDFLSRJKL
PRELIMINARLY STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
135 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
COUNTY TIME EVENT
FLOYD 1150 EDT PEA SIZE HAIL IN PRESTONSBURG.
MORGAN 1145 EDT QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE CANNEL CITY AREA IN
SOUTH END OF COUNTY.
MORGAN 1150 EDT TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN WEST LIBERTY.
FLOYD 1200 -
1215 EDT TREES DOWN NEAR ABBOT...3 MILES NORTH OF
PRESTONSBURG.
FLOYD 1205 EDT GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT DEWEY LAKE STATE PARK.
FLOYD 1305 EDT TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL
IN THE COMMUNITY OF DAVID.
SMITHLocal storm report, Jun 4, 1:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
^SDFLSRJKL
PRELIMINARLY STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
135 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1993
COUNTY TIME EVENT
FLOYD 1150 EDT PEA SIZE HAIL IN PRESTONSBURG.
MORGAN 1145 EDT QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE CANNEL CITY AREA IN
SOUTH END OF COUNTY.
MORGAN 1150 EDT TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN WEST LIBERTY.
FLOYD 1200 -
1215 EDT TREES DOWN NEAR ABBOT...3 MILES NORTH OF
PRESTONSBURG.
FLOYD 1205 EDT GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT DEWEY LAKE STATE PARK.
FLOYD 1305 EDT TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL
IN THE COMMUNITY OF DAVID.
SMITHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Morgan | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 11:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson, Lawrence | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lawrence | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lewis | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 1:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Greenup | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 2:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pike | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Leslie, Perry | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Letcher, Pike | 56 min |
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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.