Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 3, 2012, 4:43 PM EDT for Harlan 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Harlan County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 302 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329
WGUS53 KJKL 032043
FFWJKL
KYC095-032330-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0014.120403T2043Z-120403T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
443 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 442 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING REPEATEDLY
ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...HARLAN...
AGES...BARDO...BLACK MOUNTAIN...BOBS CREEK...BROOKSIDE...
CHEVROLET...COBURN...COLTS...COXTON...CRANKS...CRUMMIES...
DARKMONT...DIZNEY...DRESSEN...ELCOMB...EVARTS...FARMERS MILL...
FLAGLER...GRAYS KNOB...HENSLEY STORE...KENTENIA...KENVIR...
KILDAV...LENARVE...LIGGETT...LOW...MARTINS FORK...MARTINS FORK LAKE
AND MARY ALICE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...WALLINS
CREEK...CRUMMIES CREEK...TOMS BRANCH...PUCKETT CREEK...BROWNIES
CREEK...AGES CREEK...BAILEY CREEK...TERRY FORK...BANNER
FORK...CUMBERLAND RIVER...GABES BRANCH...JONES CREEK...YOCUM
CREEK...BRITTON CREEK...CATRON CREEK...LITTLE CREEK...SLATERS
FORK...MARTINS FORK CUMBERLAND RIVER...TURTLE CREEK...LONG
BRANCH...CRANKS CREEK AND MILL CREEK.
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 3667 8343 3683 8340 3688 8314 3682 8309
3678 8313 3675 8312 3674 8314 3674 8319
3670 8335 3667 8341
$$
GEOGERIAN2 follow-up statements
889
WGUS73 KJKL 032125
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
525 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
KYC095-032330-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120403T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARLAN KY-
525 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HARLAN
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING BACK IN OVER THE AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...HARLAN...AGES...BOBS CREEK...CHEVROLET...COBURN...CRANKS...
CRUMMIES...MARY ALICE AND MARY HELEN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
WALLINS CREEK...CRUMMIES CREEK...TOMS BRANCH...PUCKETT CREEK...AGES
CREEK...TERRY FORK...BANNER FORK...JONES CREEK...YOCUM CREEK...
BRITTON CREEK...CATRON CREEK...LITTLE CREEK...SLATERS FORK...
TURTLE CREEK...LONG BRANCH...CRANKS CREEK AND MILL CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3667 8343 3683 8340 3688 8314 3682 8309
3678 8313 3675 8312 3674 8314 3674 8319
3670 8335 3667 8341
$$
GEOGERIAN159
WGUS73 KJKL 032322
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
722 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
KYC095-032337-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120403T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HARLAN KY-
722 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
HARLAN COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...
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 3667 8343 3683 8340 3688 8314 3682 8309
3678 8313 3675 8312 3674 8314 3674 8319
3670 8335 3667 8341
$$
GEOGERIANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Owsley | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Pike | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Letcher | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Letcher | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel | 11 min |
| Apr 3, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 6:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.