Flash Flood Warning 54, NWS Jackson, KY

Issued

May 26, 2002, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2002, 9:00 PM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Jackson, KY

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Pike County, KY

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.

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WGUS53 KJKL 262107
FFWJKL
KYC195-270100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
502 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  PIKE COUNTY.

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.

* AT 456 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 
  HEAVY RAIN FALLING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN PIKE COUNTY.
  THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MPH.

RADAR INDICATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR
AND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE 
THUNDERSTORMS DISSIPATE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE FLASH 
FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS 
COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.

THE PIKEVILLE STATE POLICE POST REPORTED 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER FLOWING 
OVER THE ROAD IN ISLAND CREEK AND HOOPWOOD HOLLOW AREAS AT 5 PM.

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 3753 8262 3731 8263 3734 8254 3762 8244

PELTON

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 26, 4:20 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
420 PM EDT SUN MAY 26 2002

MAIN CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED AS IT NEARED THE AREA. DRIER AIR HAS
NOT MADE IT IN...WITH A SHARP DEW POINT GRADIENT JUST TO OUR NORTH.
CLOUDS LIMITED DESTABILIZATION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA
TODAY. IN THE SOUTH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING.
THINK THESE WILL DIMINISH WITH LOSS OF HEATING...BUT WILL NEED TO
MAKE A MENTION OF THEM IN AN EARLY EVENING PERIOD.

THINK THAT THE CLOUDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE NIGHT. WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND THE SURFACE AIR MASS RATHER HUMID TO START THE NIGHT...
AREAS OF VALLEY FOG ARE EXPECTED.

LOOKS LIKE A RATHER STAGNANT PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITHOUT
ANY SIGNIFICANT FEATURES TO AFFECT US. DIURNAL DESTABILIZATION WILL
POSE A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS EACH
AFTERNOON. PREFER THE DIURNAL PATTERN TO THE AVN MOS POPS...BUT WILL
SLIGHTLY UNDERCUT THE NUMBERS. THE AVN MOS TEMPS SHOW LESS VARIATION
THAN THE NGM MOS...APPARENTLY DUE TO MORE CLOUDS IN THE AVN MOS.
WILL AGAIN USE A COMPROMISE FOR TEMPS.

IN THE EXTENDED SECTION...
UPPER TROUGH STILL SLATED TO SWING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND
DEEPEN OVER NEW ENGLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. MRF ENSEMBLE DATA SUGGESTS
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ON FRIDAY...BUT PREFRONTAL
CONVECTION POSSIBLE ALREADY ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL ADD A CHANCE
OF PRECIP.

.JKL...NONE.

HAL

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

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