Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Jackson, KY

Issued

Jan 24, 2002, 12:48 PM EST (17:48 UTC)

Expired

Jan 24, 2002, 2:30 PM EST

In force

102 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, KY

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Leslie County, KY

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

000 
WGUS53 KJKL 241748
FFWJKL
KYC131-241930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1237 PM EST THU JAN 24 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LESLIE COUNTY

* UNTIL 230 PM EST

* AT 1231 PM EST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED TWO FEET OF WATER OVER 
MEETINGHOUSE BRANCH RD...ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF WOOTON OR THREE MILES 
NORTHEAST OF HYDEN.

ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE 
TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE 
CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RUNOFF COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. 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 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 3708 8353 3690 8351 3704 8318 3715 8323

$$

DUSTY

000 
RWUS32 KJKL 241958
FFSJKL
KYC131-242020-

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
258 PM EST THU JAN 24 2002

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LESLIE COUNTY EXPIRED AT 23O PM EST...

THE HEAVY RAIN THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMPTING THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAVE MOVE OUT OF THE AREA.  LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE 
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  AREA 
CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND 
BE ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.   

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/JKL

$$

JARVIS

000 
RWUS32 KJKL 241958 CCA
FFSJKL
KYC131-242020-

FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
258 PM EST THU JAN 24 2002

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LESLIE COUNTY EXPIRED AT 230 PM EST...

THE HEAVY RAIN THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMPTING THE FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING HAVE MOVE OUT OF THE AREA.  LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE 
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  AREA 
CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND 
BE ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.   

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/JKL

$$

JARVIS

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jan 24, 11:32 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1132 AM EST THU JAN 24 2002

JUST SENT OUT A QUICK UPDATE KEEPING CHANCE POPS IN ALL THE ZONES.
BASICALLY KEPT 40 POPS IN THE NORTH AND IN THE EAST WITH SCATTERED
LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.  WENT AHEAD AND
RAN 50 POPS OVER THE SOUTHWEST WHERE PRECIP CONTINUES TO MOVE
NORTHEAST OUT OF TENNESSEE.

WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH AS SOME OF THE RIVERS
IN THE AREA ARE NEAR BANKFULL.

IFPS/NDFD GRIDS:  WILL JUMP INTO GFE AND UPDATE GRIDS TO REFLECT
POPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND UPDATE RDF.

.JKL...FLOOD WATCH FOR ENTIRE CWA UNTIL 4 PM TODAY.

JARVIS

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.