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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 14, 2010, 5:05 PM EDT for Bell County, Knox County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2010, 5:05 PM EDT (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2010, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bell County, KY, Knox County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 6:59 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Pineville, KY | STREAMS IN PINEVILLE WERE OVER ROADS AND BRIDGES. FLOODING WAS OBSERVED BETWEEN 659 AND 714 PM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 2636 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
225
WGUS53 KJKL 142105
FFWJKL
KYC013-121-235-150100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0021.100514T2105Z-100515T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
505 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 502 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE NEAR PINEVILLE REPORTED 1.34
INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
PINEVILLE...ARJAY...BIRDSEYE...CLEAR CREEK AND FRAKES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING
STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
TO REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3660 8425 3661 8424 3663 8426 3669 8429
3670 8412 3675 8393 3694 8356 3678 8350
3674 8350 3668 8347 3662 8367 3659 8370
$$
SBH3 follow-up statements
452
WGUS73 KJKL 142213
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
613 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010
KYC013-121-235-150100-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100515T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-
613 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BELL...SOUTHERN WHITLEY
AND SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO AFFECT EASTERN
BELL COUNTY. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE AT MINGO MOUNTAIN JUST OUTSIDE
OF PINEVILLE HAS REPORTED 3.46 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
LIGHTER RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL OVER SOUTHERN WHITLEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTIES...AND RADAR INDICATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
TO REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3660 8425 3661 8424 3663 8426 3669 8429
3670 8412 3675 8393 3694 8356 3678 8350
3674 8350 3668 8347 3662 8367 3659 8370
$$
SBH008
WGUS73 KJKL 142321
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
721 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010
KYC013-121-235-150100-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100515T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-
721 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BELL...SOUTHERN WHITLEY
AND SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...
AT 715 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ALONG CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN IN
SOUTHERN BELL COUNTY. SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AN
AUTOMATED RAIN GAGE NEAR PINEVILLE HAS MEASURED 3.54 INCHES OF RAIN.
RAIN WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...BUT RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER WILL CONTINUE AND CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
TO REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3660 8425 3661 8424 3663 8426 3669 8429
3670 8412 3675 8393 3694 8356 3678 8350
3674 8350 3668 8347 3662 8367 3659 8370
$$
SBH275
WGUS73 KJKL 150109
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
909 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010
KYC013-121-235-150116-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100515T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-
909 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2010
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR BELL...SOUTHERN
WHITLEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...
IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A GENERALIZED FLOOD WARNING IN BELL COUNTY.
THE COUNTY DISPATCH OFFICE REPORTED THAT FLOODING WAS STILL ONGOING
ON PORTIONS OF ROUTE 119 AND ROUTE 221. THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE LEFT THE AREA...AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL...ANY RISES ON STREAMS SHOULD NOT BE AS RAPID AS EARLIER IN
THE EVENING.
IN WHITLEY AND KNOX COUNTIES... THE COUNTY DISPATCH OFFICES REPORT
THAT STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE
BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT.
IF FLOODING HAS BEEN IS OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
TO REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL
FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3660 8425 3661 8424 3663 8426 3669 8429
3670 8412 3675 8393 3694 8356 3678 8350
3674 8350 3668 8347 3662 8367 3659 8370
$$
HALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 31 min |
| May 14, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel | 37 min |
| May 14, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox | 26 min |
| May 14, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Pike | 52 min |
| May 14, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming | 27 min |
| May 14, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 33 min |
| May 14, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox | 57 min |
| May 14, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 25 min |
| May 14, 4:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Whitley | 38 min |
| May 14, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 25 min |
| May 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 30 min |
| May 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Rowan | 30 min |
| May 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 4 hr |
| May 14, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 32 min |
| May 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan | 4 hr |
| May 14, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan | 30 min |
| May 14, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe | 44 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.