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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 3, 2010, 3:18 AM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2010, 3:18 AM EDT (07:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2010, 8:19 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Floyd County, KY, Knott County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Martin County, KY, Pike County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 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 nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 239 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at May 3, 2:58 AM EDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 2:58 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 10:16 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1016 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2010 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-031100- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 1016 PM EDT SUN MAY 2 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND MAY PRODUCE FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG SOME RIVERS AND LARGER CREEKS THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST RISK OF FLOODING WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH PORTIONS OF THE KENTUCKY RIVER AND RED RIVER. ALSO...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCES OF FLOODING...OR RAINFALL TOTALS OF AN INCH OR MORE. RAY
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 3, 12:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1253 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1132 PM FLOOD SCIENCE HILL 37.17N 84.68W
05/02/2010 PULASKI KY PUBLIC
STREAMS OVER ROADS OR BRIDGES.
SOMETIME BEFORE 1142 PM 05/02/2010
&&
NNNNLocal storm report, May 3, 12:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1255 AM EDT MON MAY 03 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD STEVENSON 37.58N 83.26W
05/03/2010 BREATHITT KY PUBLIC
MEATSCAFFOLD BRANCH HAD FLOODED HWY 2466 WITH WATER UP TO
A FOOT DEEP. THE WATER HAD RECEEDED AND UNCOVERED THE
ROAD AS OF 1250 AM.
&&
ABELocal storm report, May 3, 1:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
110 AM EDT MON MAY 03 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0103 AM FLASH FLOOD WRIGLEY 38.02N 83.27W
05/03/2010 MORGAN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
KY ROUTE 7 CLOSED NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH FORK
OF THE LICKING RIVER AND ROAD FORK.
&&
JPLocal storm report, May 3, 2:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
203 AM EDT MON MAY 03 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S BETSEY 36.89N 84.74W
05/02/2010 WAYNE KY PUBLIC
ONE HOME AND A BARN SEVERELY DAMAGED ON DODSON HOLLOW
ROAD BY A POSSIBLE TORNADO.
&&
ABELocal storm report, May 3, 2:44 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
244 AM EDT MON MAY 03 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW BONANZA 37.68N 82.88W
05/03/2010 FLOYD KY TRAINED SPOTTER
HWY 1427 UNDER 1 FOOT OF FLOWING WATER FROM ABBOTT CREEK.
&&
ABELocal storm report, May 3, 3:02 AM EDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Powell, Rowan | 15 hr |
| May 2, 9:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, McCreary, Owsley and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 9:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Elliott, Lee, Morgan, Wolfe | 6 hr |
| May 2, 11:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 42 hr |
| May 3, 12:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Knox and 9 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 6 hr |
| May 3, 1:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 6 hr |
| May 3, 1:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Leslie and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 2:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin | 5 hr |
| May 3, 4:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Owsley | 29 hr |
| May 3, 5:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 3, 6:21 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle and 2 more | 13 hr |
| May 3, 7:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Jackson, Johnson, Laurel and 7 more | 12 hr |
| May 3, 8:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 28 hr |
| May 3, 8:11 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan | 7 hr |
| May 3, 8:11 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell | 26 hr |
| May 3, 9:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Leslie | 30 hr |
| May 3, 9:40 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 24 hr |
| May 3, 10:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 9 more | 24 hr |
| May 3, 12:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 32 hr |
| May 3, 12:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 40 hr |
| May 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Magoffin, Owsley | 17 hr |
| May 3, 7:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne | 25 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
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.