Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2011, 2:59 AM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 20, 2011, 2:59 AM EDT (06:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 6:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.33 | Bryants Store, KY | FOUR HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL AT STATION STNK2 IN THE BRYANTS STORE VICINITY OF 4.33 INCHES. |
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 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 252 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
- 3898 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.2
- Supercell composite
- 14.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596 WGUS53 KJKL 200659 FFWJKL KYC121-125-147-235-201300- /O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0021.110620T0659Z-110620T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 259 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... NORTHERN WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 900 AM EDT * AT 258 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVERNIGHT. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT ONE AND ONE QUARTER TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER PARTS OF WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 AM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BARBOURVILLE...ARKLE...ARTEMUS...AVIS...BAILEYS SWITCH...BARK CAMP...BARTON...BAUGHMAN...BENTLEY STATION...BERTHA STATION... BIMBLE...BIRDSEYE...BOONE HEIGHTS...BRUSH CREEK...BRYANTS STORE... CANNON...CLATE...CORBIN...DEERING...DEWITT...DISHMAN SPRINGS... DORTHAE...EMMANUEL...FABER...FARISTON...FLAT LICK...GARRICH... GAUSDALE...GIRDLER AND GRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. 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. && LAT...LON 3687 8370 3672 8392 3694 8434 3712 8407 $$ PELTON
2 follow-up statements
163 WGUS73 KJKL 200958 FFSJKL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 558 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 KYC121-125-147-235-201300- /O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110620T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAUREL KY-KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-MCCREARY KY- 558 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY...NORTHERN WHITLEY...KNOX AND SOUTHERN LAUREL COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EDT... AT 555 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAD ENDED. HOWEVER...SPOTTER AND DISPATCH REPORTS INDICATE FLASH FLOODING ALONG BRUSH CREEK IN THE ARTEMUS VICINITY AND LOCATIONS UPSTREAM ALONG KY HIGHWAY 225. RAINFALL OVER THE PAST THREE TO FOUR HOURS HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR INCHES OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN KNOX COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE... BARBOURVILLE...ARKLE...ARTEMUS...AVIS...BAILEYS SWITCH...BARK CAMP... BARTON...BAUGHMAN...BENTLEY STATION...BERTHA STATION...BIMBLE... BIRDSEYE...BOONE HEIGHTS...BRUSH CREEK...BRYANTS STORE...CANNON... CLATE...CORBIN...CRANES NEST...DEERING...DEWITT...DISHMAN SPRINGS... DORTHAE...EMMANUEL...FABER...FARISTON...GARRICH...GAUSDALE...GIRDLER AND GRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3687 8370 3672 8392 3694 8434 3712 8407 $$ PELTON
171 WGUS73 KJKL 201253 FFSJKL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 853 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 KYC121-125-147-235-201306- /O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110620T1300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAUREL KY-KNOX KY-WHITLEY KY-MCCREARY KY- 853 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MCCREARY...NORTHERN WHITLEY...KNOX AND SOUTHERN LAUREL COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY...KNOX COUNTY...AND SOUTHEASTERN LAURELY COUNTY. PLEASE REFER TO THAT PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LAT...LON 3687 8370 3672 8392 3694 8434 3712 8407 $$ PELTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 2:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 2:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 2:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 3:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell | 26 min |
| Jun 20, 5:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 6:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Montgomery and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 13 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 9:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 9:29 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 106 min |
| Jun 20, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Menifee, Perry and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 10:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Elliott, Fleming, Floyd, Knott and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 11:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Leslie, Owsley, Perry, Wolfe | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:11 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 22 hr |
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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.