Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Jackson, KY

Issued

Aug 3, 2001, 11:30 PM EDT (03:30 UTC)

Expired

Aug 4, 2001, 2:30 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Jackson, KY

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Knott County, KY

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WGUS53 KJKL 040331
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KYC119-040630-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1130 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN KNOTT COUNTY

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT

* AT 1119 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
  RAIN OVER MOST OF EASTERN KNOTT COUNTY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
  SOME LOCATIONS HAVE LIKELY RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES OF RAIN 
  WITHIN AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS.   
  THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MOUSIE AND RAVEN SOUTH   
  PAST KITE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
JACKSON KY.

LAT...LON 3730 8271 3734 8277 3742 8277 3743 8284
          3746 8284 3748 8296 3720 8295 3727 8283
          3727 8276

HAL

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 3, 9:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
925 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001

SFC CHART THIS EVENING SHOWING THE WEAK COLD FRONT STILL JUST TO OUR
NORTH...ACROSS OHIO...ACRSS N KY JUST SOUTH OF THE OHIO RVR. SEVERAL
WEAK WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT.

MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN SLOWLY DROPPING THE FRONT THRU THE CWA
TONIGHT. MODELS DO NOT AGREE WELL WITH THE QPF HOWEVER. RADAR PCPN
ESTIMATES VS RAIN GAGES SHOWS THAT THE RADAR MAY BE UNDERESTIMATING
THE RAIN A BIT...LOW TOP-WARM CONVECTION.

THINK THAT WITH SUCH HIGH PW'S THE RAIN TONIGHT MAY CONTINUE TO BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. HOWEVER...NOT ALL AREAS WILL SEE RAIN TONIGHT.
THOUGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LOWERING THE POPS A TAD...BUT CONSIDERING
THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FOR PIKE AND FLOYD COUNTIES AT THIS MOMENT...WE WILL LET THE POPS
STAND FOR THE WHOLE CWA AT 50 PERCENT. WE ALSO HAVE AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR ESTILL COUNTY.

ALL IN ALL ZONES LOOK OK AND DONT PLAN ON UPDATING THEM AT THIS TIME.
WILL HOLD OFF ON A FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT CONSIDERING THAT THE
PCPN IS NOT GOING TO BE REAL WIDESPREAD...B]UT WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THINGS VERY CLOSELY.

.JKL...NONE

HALL

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2001Every flash flood warning in 2001

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