Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 8, 1994, 11:50 PM EST for Johnson County, Martin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 1994, 11:50 PM EST (04:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 1994, 2:45 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Johnson County, KY, Martin County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 456 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 409 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 481 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KHTS 090450 FFWHTS KYC115-159-090745- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTINGTON WV 1150 PM EST TUE FEB 8 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTINGTON HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...S... IN EAST KENTUCKY ...JOHNSON COUNTY...MARTIN COUNTY AT 1150 PM EST AUTOMATIC RAIN GUAGES INDICATE NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR IN JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY. WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN IN JOHNSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLAVSH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. CICCONE
What 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, Feb 8, 11:13 PM EST, 37 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-090515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 1113 PM EST TUE FEB 8 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADED TOWARD SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 11 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR LOUISA...50 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON,,,TO ABOUT 80 MILES WEST OF JACKSON....OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONDON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA BY 1130 PM EST...THEN WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COALFIELDS TO NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER BY 200 AM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE SOME MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT CLOUD. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. SMITH
Special weather statement, Feb 8, 11:14 PM EST, 36 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-090515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 1113 PM EST TUE FEB 8 1994 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADED TOWARD SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... AT 11 PM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR LOUISA...50 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON,,,TO ABOUT 80 MILES WEST OF JACKSON....OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONDON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA BY 1130 PM EST...THEN WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COALFIELDS TO NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER BY 200 AM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE SOME MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT CLOUD. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. SMITH
Special weather statement, Feb 8, 11:36 PM EST, 14 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-090540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 1136 PM EST TUE FEB 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE JACKSON AREA... AT 1120 PM...RADAR SHOWED A 30 MILE WIDE BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE JACKSON AREA OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. THE LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR LOUISA...50 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON...TO 60 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONDON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA BY 1145 PM...THEN WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COALFIELDS TO NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER BY 200 AM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. IN THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS MAY BE POSSIBLE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...YOU SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RAPIDLY RISING WATER IS OBSERVED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SMITH
Special weather statement, Feb 8, 11:37 PM EST, 13 minutes before
KYZ069-086>088-106-108>118-120-090540- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KENTUCKY 1136 PM EST TUE FEB 8 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE JACKSON AREA... AT 1120 PM...RADAR SHOWED A 30 MILE WIDE BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE JACKSON AREA OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. THE LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR LOUISA...50 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON...TO 60 MILES WEST OF JACKSON...OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONDON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA BY 1145 PM...THEN WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE COALFIELDS TO NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER BY 200 AM. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. IN THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS MAY BE POSSIBLE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...SEEK SAFE INDOOR SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND REMAIN INSIDE UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...YOU SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RAPIDLY RISING WATER IS OBSERVED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson | 55 min |
| Feb 9, 12:11 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan | 3 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:59 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan | 4 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Carter | 112 min |
| Feb 9, 11:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 112 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 1994Every flash flood warning in 1994
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.