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Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Jackson, KY

April 26, 2012Elliott County, Fleming County, Rowan County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Apr 26, 2012, 2:40 AM EDT for Elliott County, Fleming County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 hr. 2 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: Apr 26, 2012, 2:40 AM EDT (06:40 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2012, 6:30 AM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Elliott County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:40 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
Apr 26, 3:10 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Gates, KY	UP TO ONE FOOT OF WATER WAS FLOWING OVER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 60 DUE TO TRIPLETT CREEK BEING OUT OF ITS BANKS. THERE WERE ALSO EVACUATIONS IN THE GATES COMMUNITY.
Apr 26, 3:10 AM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Haldeman, KY	WATER IN A HOME OFF OF TUNNEL CUT LOOP ROAD

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 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1093 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 416 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

323 
WGUS53 KJKL 260640
FFWJKL
KYC063-069-205-261030-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0018.120426T0640Z-120426T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
240 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ELLIOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN ROWAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN FLEMING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 630 AM EDT

* AT 238 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING REPEATEDLY ACROSS
  THE SAME LOCATIONS. DOPPLER RADAR AS WELL AS LOCAL RAINFALL        
  GAGES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN AN INCH AND AN INCH OF HALF OF         
  RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 12:30 AND 2:30 AM. UP TO
  AN ADDITIONAL INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2:30 
  AND 4 AM...BEFORE STORMS GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST.    

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MOREHEAD...SANDY HOOK...BRUIN...CHRISTY...CRAINTOWN...CRANSTON...
  CULVER...ELLIOTTVILLE...FANNIN VALLEY...FARLEY...GATES...GODDARD...
  GRANGE CITY...HALDEMAN...HAYS CROSSING...HILDA...HILLSBORO...
  ISONVILLE...MINOR...MUNSON...MUSES MILLS...NEWFOUNDLAND...PECKS
  RIDGE...PLUMMERS LANDING...POPLAR PLAINS...RINGOS MILLS...
  RODBURN...SHARKEY...SHERBURNE AND STARK.

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 3833 8335 3823 8330 3820 8326 3820 8324
      3824 8322 3827 8316 3820 8305 3820 8301
      3818 8298 3818 8292 3811 8289 3804 8298
      3827 8374 3829 8373 3828 8381 3831 8385
      3832 8385 3841 8377

$$

GEOGERIAN

2 follow-up statements

883 
WGUS73 KJKL 260741
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
341 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

KYC063-069-205-261030-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120426T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROWAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-FLEMING KY-
341 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FLEMING...
ELLIOTT AND NORTHERN ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 AM EDT...

AT 339 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXITING EAST AND 
SOUTHEAST...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL 
CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MOREHEAD...SANDY HOOK...BRUIN...CHRISTY...CRAINTOWN...CRANSTON...
CULVER...ELLIOTTVILLE...FANNIN VALLEY...FARLEY...GATES...
GODDARD...HALDEMAN...HAYS CROSSING...HILDA...HILLSBORO...
ISONVILLE...MINOR...MUNSON...MUSES MILLS...NEWFOUNDLAND...
PECKS RIDGE...PLUMMERS LANDING...AND POPLAR PLAINS.

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 3833 8335 3823 8330 3820 8326 3820 8324
      3824 8322 3827 8316 3820 8305 3820 8301
      3818 8298 3818 8292 3811 8289 3804 8298
      3827 8374 3829 8373 3828 8381 3831 8385
      3832 8385 3841 8377

$$

GEOGERIAN

904 
WGUS73 KJKL 261036
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
636 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

KYC063-069-205-261051-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120426T1030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROWAN KY-ELLIOTT KY-FLEMING KY-
636 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN FLEMING...
ELLIOTT AND NORTHERN ROWAN COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

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 3833 8335 3823 8330 3820 8326 3820 8324
      3824 8322 3827 8316 3820 8305 3820 8301
      3818 8298 3818 8292 3811 8289 3804 8298
      3827 8374 3829 8373 3828 8381 3831 8385
      3832 8385 3841 8377

$$

GEOGERIAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 10:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle	34 min
Apr 26, 1:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Rowan	3 hr
Apr 26, 3:32 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Johnson, Martin	3 hr
Apr 26, 5:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	38 min
Apr 26, 6:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more	48 min
Apr 26, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley	46 min
Apr 26, 4:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Owsley, Rockcastle	51 min
Apr 26, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Whitley	53 min
Apr 26, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley	54 min
Apr 26, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry	18 min
Apr 26, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Martin, Pike	26 min
Apr 26, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry and 1 more	29 min
Apr 26, 5:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry	32 min
Apr 26, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Whitley	47 min
Apr 26, 5:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	47 min
Apr 26, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	43 min
Apr 26, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Wayne	14 min
Apr 26, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Martin, Pike	38 min
Apr 26, 6:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 1 more	51 min
Apr 26, 6:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	31 min
Apr 26, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, McCreary, Whitley	22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.