Alert archive / Kentucky / River Flood Advisories in 2009
River Flood Advisory 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood advisory at Jan 7, 2009, 11:19 AM EST for Lee County, Kentucky. It was in force for 55 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2009, 11:19 AM EST (16:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
County Lee County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Kentucky River at Heidelberg (HLDK2). The gauge peaked at 19.60 ft at Jan 8, 2009, 8:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03282000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Jan 7, 11:05 AM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 11:05 AM EST, 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 3:58 AM EST, 7 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-083-104-106-108-111-081200- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-WAYNE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...MONTICELLO...SANDY HOOK... WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...BEATTYVILLE 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOOK FOR ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT A FEW FLURRIES TO CONTINUE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY AND ANY OBSERVATIONS OF FLOODING. KYZ080-084>086-107-109-112-114-116-119-081200- LAUREL-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-BREATHITT-OWSLEY-CLAY- MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN... WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...JACKSON... BOONEVILLE...MANCHESTER...INEZ 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TODAY... BUT AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH THE HEAVY RUNOFF. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT A FEW FLURRIES TO CONTINUE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY AND ANY OBSERVATIONS OF FLOODING. KYZ087-088-110-113-115-117-118-120-081200- BELL-HARLAN-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 358 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TODAY... BUT AREA RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH THE HEAVY RUNOFF. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER COULD RECEIVE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF NEARLY 4 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT A FEW FLURRIES TO CONTINUE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN RAINFALL TOTALS TODAY AND ANY OBSERVATIONS OF FLOODING. DUSTY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 7, 5:28 AM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
528 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0443 AM FLOOD BARBOURVILLE 36.87N 83.88W
01/07/2009 KNOX KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS AROUND BARBOURVILLE WERE UNDER
WATER...INCLUDING SHYMUG HOLLOW...STATE HIGHWAY GARAGE
ROAD...KENTUCKY 3153...BLACK LICK...GREEN...WALER
ROAD...HASHER HOLLOW...EMANUEL HOLLOW...AND KENTUCKY
1527.
&&
WJMLocal storm report, Jan 7, 5:58 AM EST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
558 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 AM FLOOD BARBOURVILLE 36.87N 83.88W
01/07/2009 KNOX KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
STANDING WATER WAS REPORTED ON CALIFORNIA HOLLOW
ROAD...DISAPOINTMENT HOLLOW ROAD...HAMMONS FORK
ROAD...AND BULL CREEK ROAD.
&&
WJMSpecial weather statement, Jan 7, 6:39 AM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 639 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 KYZ085-087-088-110-113-115-117>120-071245- MARTIN-WHITLEY-FLOYD-PIKE-KNOTT-PERRY-LESLIE-LETCHER-HARLAN-BELL- 639 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009 ...A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS TO AFFECT MARTIN...FLOYD...PIKE... KNOTT...PERRY...LESLIE...LETCHER...HARLAN...WHITLEY...AND BELL COUNTIES THROUGH 745 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT 639 AM EST...A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HODE TO IVEL TO GARNER TO DAVISBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE NEAR STONY FORK JUNCTION AROUND 645 AM EST...YEADDISS AROUND 650 AM EST...MELDRUM AROUND 655 AM EST...VARILLA AROUND 700 AM EST...AND ULVAH AROUND 705 AM EST...AND PIKEVILLE AROUND 715 AM. RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2:06 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Leslie, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Martin and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 5:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Knott and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Owsley | 19 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 39 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:31 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 32 hr |
| Jan 7, 10:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 3 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:19 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 11 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:19 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell | 11 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:19 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox | 32 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Advisories in Kentucky, 2009Every river flood advisory in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.