Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 15, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT for 4 counties in 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 10:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Lee County, KY, Owsley County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 1236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
846
WGUS53 KJKL 152300
FFWJKL
KYC025-109-129-189-160300-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0011.120315T2300Z-120316T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
700 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN OWSLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
WEST CENTRAL BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOONEVILLE...MCKEE...ARVEL...ATHOL...BANFORD...BRADSHAW...BRAZIL...
CARYTON...CHENOWEE...CHESTNUT GAP...CLOVER BOTTOM...
COLLINGSWORTH...COPEBRANCH...CRESSMONT...DELVINTA...EARNESTVILLE...
EGLON...ENDEE...ENOCH...EVERSOLE...FOXTOWN...GRASS...GUERRANT...
HURLEY...IDA MAY...JETTS CREEK...KERBY KNOB...LAKES...LEROSE AND
LEVI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
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 3756 8349 3746 8342 3737 8416 3739 8417
3742 8416 3745 8419 3752 8420
$$
GEOGERIAN2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KJKL 160004
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
804 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
KYC025-109-129-189-160300-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120316T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JACKSON KY-OWSLEY KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-
804 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
BREATHITT...SOUTHERN LEE...NORTHERN OWSLEY AND CENTRAL JACKSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
AT 801 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BOONEVILLE...MCKEE...ARVEL...ATHOL...BANFORD...BRADSHAW...BRAZIL...
CARYTON...CHENOWEE...CHESTNUT GAP...CLOVER BOTTOM...COLLINGSWORTH...
COPEBRANCH...CRESSMONT...DELVINTA...EARNESTVILLE...EGLON...ENDEE...
ENOCH...EVERSOLE...FOXTOWN...GRASS...GUERRANT...HURLEY...IDA MAY...
JETTS CREEK...KERBY KNOB...LAKES...LEROSE AND LEVI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3756 8349 3746 8342 3737 8416 3739 8417
3742 8416 3745 8419 3752 8420
$$
GEOGERIAN327
WGUS73 KJKL 160223
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1023 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
KYC025-109-129-189-160236-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120316T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JACKSON KY-OWSLEY KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-
1023 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
BREATHITT...SOUTHERN LEE...NORTHERN OWSLEY AND CENTRAL JACKSON
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. DUE TO CONTINUED HIGH WATER IN A FEW SPOTS...THE WARNING HAS
BEEN REPLACED BY AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM
FRIDAY MORNING. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 3756 8349 3746 8342 3737 8416 3739 8417
3742 8416 3745 8419 3752 8420
$$
KASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 5:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 5:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 6:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 1:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 2:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Perry | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 3:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Leslie, Perry | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Lee | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 6:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 7:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 7:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Menifee | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.