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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Jackson, KY

June 15, 2010Johnson County, Martin County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2010, 8:57 PM EDT for Johnson County, Martin County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 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
Jun 15, 2010, 8:57 PM EDT (00:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2010, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Johnson County, KY, Martin County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 15, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 10:21 AM EDT, 10 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1021 AM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-161730-
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-
1021 AM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND
AND SMALL HAIL IN THE STRONGEST STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THERE COULD ALSO BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IF
MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION.

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. HEAT
INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 95 TO 101 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENINGS AND WILL ONLY DROP TO NEAR 70 IN THE EARLY MORNINGS. THE
PROLONGED EFFECT FROM THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER
MAY BECOME DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PETS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...AND ALSO SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCE OF HAIL...DAMAGING
WIND...OR RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF AN INCH IN AN HOUR TODAY OR TONIGHT.

JJ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:37 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
537 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

KYZ084-152215-
MCCREARY-
537 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
THROUGH 615 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING...

   MCCREARY.

AT 537 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
EAST OF GREAT MEADOWS CAMPSITES...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ONEIDA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...BLUE HERON
AROUND 550 PM EDT...PINE KNOT AROUND 555 PM EDT...STEARNS AROUND 600
PM EDT...MARSHES SIDING AROUND 605 PM EDT...AND WIBORG AROUND 615 PM
EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

GREIF
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
624 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

KYZ050-051-059-060-152315-
BATH-MONTGOMERY-MENIFEE-POWELL-
624 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 715 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING...

   SOUTHEASTERN BATH...
   SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY...
   NORTHERN MENIFEE AND
   NORTHWESTERN POWELL.

AT 624 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR
JEFFERSONVILLE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT STERLING...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...CLAY LICK
AROUND 630 PM EDT...HOPE AROUND 635 PM EDT...CROOKS AROUND 640 PM
EDT...OLYMPIA SPRINGS AROUND 645 PM EDT...AND YOUNG SPRINGS AROUND
650 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

GREIF
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
629 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

KYZ079-080-152315-
PULASKI-LAUREL-
629 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 715 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING...

   SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI AND
   SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL.

AT 629 PM EDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR
SLOANS VALLEY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOMERSET...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...GRADE AROUND
635 PM EDT...DYKES AROUND 645 PM EDT...MOUNT VICTORY AROUND 655 PM
EDT...HUXLEY AROUND 700 PM EDT...AND ROCKCASTLE SPRINGS AROUND 715
PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

GREIF
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
639 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

KYZ084-085-152345-
WHITLEY-MCCREARY-
639 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 745 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING...

   CENTRAL WHITLEY AND
   EAST CENTRAL MCCREARY.

AT 640 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR
DUCKRUN...OR 8 MILES WEST OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...JELLICO CREEK
AROUND 645 PM EDT...KRUPP AROUND 650 PM EDT...REDBIRD AROUND 655 PM
EDT...LIBERTY AROUND 700 PM EDT...AND CLIO AROUND 705 PM EDT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN
ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER THEN LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A HAZARD.

GREIF
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 7:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 8:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLMagoffin, Morgan4 hr
Jun 15, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFloyd, Martin, Pike67 min
Jun 15, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFloyd, Johnson, Martin57 min
Jun 15, 8:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more9 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010

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.