Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Charleston, WV

Issued

May 28, 2002, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)

Expired

May 28, 2002, 8:45 PM EDT

In force

83 min

Issued by

NWS Charleston, WV

Area

Whole counties

County Carter County, KY

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WGUS51 KRLX 282322
FFWRLX
KYC043-290045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
720 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CARTER COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

* AT 719 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY
  RAIN THROUGHOUT CARTER COUNTY.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT IN EXCESS OF  
  2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN EASTERN CARTER COUNTY.

.

--CALL TO ACTION-- 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.

--CALL TO ACTION-- 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.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO
SO SAFELY.

$$

LAT...LON 3832 8327 3820 8311 3832 8287 3841 8308

000 
WGUS71 KRLX 290009
FFSRLX
KYC043-290600-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
803 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2002

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 8:45 PM FOR CARTER COUNTY...

RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES...BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATES...HAS 
FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN CARTER COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY 
OF GRAYSON.  THE 911 CENTER REPORTS THAT SEVERAL STREETS IN THE CITY 
OF GRAYSON HAVE UP TO A FOOT OF STANDING WATER.  

AT 8 PM THE RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY...HOWEVER 
RESIDENTS SHOULD WATCH SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS FOR ADDITIONAL 
FLOODING AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.

--- CALL TO ACTION --- RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WATER. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND UNDERPASSES IS EXPECTED. AVOID
DRIVING ACROSS FLOODED ROADS AND STREETS. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT PLAY IN
DRAINAGE AREAS.

--- CALL TO ACTION --- 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 IMMEDIATELY.

$$

000 
WGUS71 KRLX 290052
FFSRLX
KYC043-290200-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
848 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2002

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CARTER COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

AT 8:45 PM THE RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED TO LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS 
CARTER COUNTY.  ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN PARTS OF THE 
COUNTY...WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.


$$

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.