Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2011, 10:31 AM EDT for 8 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 5 hr. 9 reports 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, 10:31 AM EDT (14:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 3:55 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Knott County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Perry County, KY, Powell County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:34 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, 10:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Yeadon, KY | BELCHER FORK ROAD IMPASSABLE DUE TO FLASH FLOOD. |
| Jun 20, 10:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Jackson, KY | ROBINSON FORK CLOSED BY FLASH FLOODING. |
| Jun 20, 10:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | War Creek, KY | HWY 541 AND MOST SIDE ROADS OFF OF HWY 541 ARE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING. |
| Jun 20, 10:45 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Watts, KY | FLASH FLOODING ALONG WATTS ROAD. |
| Jun 20, 10:48 AM EDT | FLOOD | Elkatawa, KY | MILLERS BRANCH HAS LEFT IT/S BANKS AND IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE GOING OVER HWY 52. |
| Jun 20, 11:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Nw Hazard, KY | KNEE DEEP FLOWING WATER OVER PIGEON ROOST ROAD. RESIDENTS ARE STRANDED. |
| Jun 20, 11:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 N Hazard, KY | HARVEYTON ROAD CLOSED. |
| Jun 20, 11:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Nw Hazard, KY | ROAD AT TYPO HAS BEEN CLOSED. |
| Jun 20, 11:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 9 Nw Hazard, KY | 16 MILE CREEK ROAD CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -222 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
469
WGUS53 KJKL 201431
FFWJKL
KYC025-119-129-131-165-193-197-237-202030-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0025.110620T1431Z-110620T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1031 AM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EAST CENTRAL POWELL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTH CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
WEST CENTRAL KNOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
WESTERN MENIFEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 1030 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS MORNING THROUGH
1030 AM. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM
11 AM TO 1 PM EDT.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CAMPTON...FRENCHBURG...JACKSON...ALTRO...ARY...BAPTIST...BARWICK...
BAYS...BEARVILLE...BETHANY...BUCK...BUSH BRANCH...CALABOOSE...
CHAVIES...CLAYHOLE...COPLAND...CURT...DICE...DUMONT...ELKATAWA...
EMMALENA...FAGAN...FISTY...FIVEMILE...FLAT...FLINTVILLE...FROZEN
CREEK...GENTRY...GOSNEYVILLE AND GRANNIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 8358 3790 8354 3778 8345 3765 8325
3734 8302 3727 8335 3761 8351 3773 8366
3791 8371 3803 8367
$$
SBH2 follow-up statements
907
WGUS73 KJKL 201605
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1205 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
KYC025-119-129-131-165-193-197-237-202030-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110620T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MENIFEE KY-POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-KNOTT KY-PERRY KY-
LESLIE KY-
1205 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
LESLIE...NORTHERN PERRY...WEST CENTRAL KNOTT...BREATHITT...EXTREME
EAST CENTRAL LEE...WOLFE...EAST CENTRAL POWELL AND WESTERN MENIFEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 1155 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO EFFECT AREAS FROM JACKSON TO HAZARD...BUT
THE RAINFALL WAS DECREASING IN INTENSITY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA THIS
MORNING. THE TOWNHILL RAIN GAGE NEAR JACKSON RECORDED 3.66 INCHES IN
6 HOURS...WITH 3.23 FALLING WITHIN 3 HOURS.
UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM NOON TO 2 PM EDT...MAINLY
SOUTH OF JACKSON. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3795 8358 3790 8354 3778 8345 3765 8325
3734 8302 3727 8335 3761 8351 3773 8366
3791 8371 3803 8367
$$
SBH775
WGUS73 KJKL 201955
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
355 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
KYC025-119-129-131-165-193-197-237-202010-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110620T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MENIFEE KY-POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-KNOTT KY-PERRY KY-
LESLIE KY-
355 PM EDT MON JUN 20 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL LESLIE...NORTHERN PERRY...WEST CENTRAL KNOTT...BREATHITT...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL LEE...WOLFE...EAST CENTRAL POWELL AND WESTERN
MENIFEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3795 8358 3790 8354 3778 8345 3765 8325
3734 8302 3727 8335 3761 8351 3773 8366
3791 8371 3803 8367
$$
SBHThe 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, 2:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 6 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, 10:55 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.