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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 19, 2010, 8:40 PM EDT for Bell County, Harlan County, Knox County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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
- Jul 19, 2010, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2010, 12:26 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Knox County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 Jul 19, 7:43 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 7:43 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:31 PM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 431 PM EDT MON JUL 19 2010 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-201100- 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- 431 PM EDT MON JUL 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AND THEN AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY DAMAGING WINDS LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT. GEOGERIAN/RAY/HAL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 19, 3:13 PM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
313 PM EDT MON JUL 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NE BELCHER 37.37N 82.34W
07/17/2010 PIKE KY PUBLIC
WATER ESTIMATED OF AT LEAST ONE FOOT DEEP FLOWED OVER
SECTIONS OF ABNER FORK OF FERRELS CREEK REMOVING THE
PAVEMENT IN SOME SECTIONS. WATER ALSO WAS REPORTED TO
HAVE FLOODED A COUPLE OF BASEMENTS.
0835 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW MOUTHCARD 37.39N 82.29W
07/17/2010 PIKE KY PUBLIC
WATER FLOWED OVER PRIVATE BRIDGES UNDERMINING AND
DESTROYING ONE WITH THE WATER FROM LOCK CREEK FLOWING
OVER A PORTION OF KY HIGHWAY 1373 AT LICK CREEK. WATER
ESTIMATED AT ONE TO FOUR FEET DEEP FLOWED OVER PORTIONS
OF ELSWICK FORK RD ALONG ELSWICH FORK OF LICK CREEK
REMOVING PAVEMENT FROM A 10 YARD SECTION AND A 40 YARD
SECTION OF THE ROAD LEAVING IT SEVERLY DAMAGED. WATER
ALONG ELSWICK FORK REACHED INTO AN SUV AND TO THE BOTTOM
OF PORCHES OF SEVERAL HOMES.
&&
JPSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 6:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 626 PM EDT MON JUL 19 2010 KYZ084>087-192315- WHITLEY-MCCREARY-KNOX-BELL- 626 PM EDT MON JUL 19 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING... SOUTH CENTRAL KNOX... SOUTHERN WHITLEY... SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL. AT 625 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF ZION HILL TO ZION HILL TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIRVIEW...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF ONEIDA TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSBURG TO 14 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...ZION HILL AROUND 630 PM EDT...AYERS AROUND 635 PM EDT...MOUNTAIN ASH AROUND 645 PM EDT...PLEASANT VIEW AROUND 650 PM EDT...PACKARD AROUND 655 PM EDT...FRAKES AROUND 700 PM. RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE AND ONE QUARTER INCHES PER HOUR...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS. PELTON
Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:08 PM EDT, 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Montgomery, Powell | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 8:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Powell, Rowan | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 1:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.