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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY

March 2, 2012Estill County, Powell County, Wolfe County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:40 PM EST for Estill County, Powell County, Wolfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 5 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 2, 2012, 6:40 PM EST (23:40 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2012, 12:09 AM EST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Estill County, KY, Powell County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
254 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.

822 
WGUS53 KJKL 022340
FFWJKL
KYC065-197-237-030530-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0003.120302T2340Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
640 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ESTILL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN POWELL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EST

* AT 637 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
  RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF AN INCH HAS LIKELY OCCURRED IN THE HOUR   
  ENDING AT 630 PM...WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY   
  RAINFALL TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  IRVINE...BLACKBURN...CALLOWAY CROSSING...COBHILL...COTTAGE
  FURNACE...COW CREEK...DOE CREEK...FITCHBURG...FOX...FURNACE...
  GLENCAIRN...HARDWICK...HARGETT...HAYSTACK...IRON MOUND...JENSON...
  KIMBRELL...KINGS STATION...KNOWLTON...KOOMER RIDGE CAMPGROUND...
  LOMBARD...NADA...NATURAL BRIDGE S.P....NORTH IRVINE...PALMER...
  PATSEY...PILOT...PINE RIDGE...PITTS AND RAVENNA.


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 3782 8364 3783 8361 3774 8361 3771 8370
      3772 8375 3770 8376 3762 8412 3764 8413
      3767 8410 3774 8409 3778 8411 3780 8408
      3782 8410 3785 8367

$$

HAL
3 follow-up statements
232 
WGUS73 KJKL 030126
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
826 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

KYC065-197-237-030530-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-ESTILL KY-
826 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ESTILL...
NORTHWESTERN WOLFE AND SOUTHERN POWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EST...

AT 822 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE EXITED THE WARNING
AREA. HOWEVER...EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING CONTINUES
TO LEAD TO RISES ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR OR CONTINUE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH 
FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...IRVINE...BLACKBURN... 
CALLOWAY CROSSING...COBHILL...COTTAGE FURNACE...COW CREEK...DOE 
CREEK...FITCHBURG...FOX...FURNACE...GLENCAIRN...HARDWICK...HARGETT...
IRON MOUND...JENSON...KIMBRELL...KINGS STATION...KNOWLTON...KOOMER 
RIDGE CAMPGROUND...LOMBARD...NADA...NATURAL BRIDGE S.P....NORTH 
IRVINE...PALMER...PATSEY...PILOT...PINE RIDGE...PITTS...RAVENNA AND 
RED RIVER GORGE.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE INCH TO AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES OF 
RAIN FELL EARLIER THIS EVENING ACROSS AN AREA THAT RECEIVED HEAVY 
RAIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

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 3782 8364 3783 8361 3774 8361 3771 8370
      3772 8375 3770 8376 3762 8412 3764 8413
      3767 8410 3774 8409 3778 8411 3780 8408
      3782 8410 3785 8367

$$

PELTON
705 
WGUS73 KJKL 030345
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1045 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

KYC065-197-237-030530-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-ESTILL KY-
1045 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ESTILL...
NORTHWESTERN WOLFE AND SOUTHERN POWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EST...

AT 1038 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL ENDED A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO...
EXCESS RUNOFF CONTINUES AS WATER IS STARTING TO COLLECT INTO THE
LARGER CREEKS AND STREAMS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING 
INCLUDE...IRVINE...BLACKBURN...CALLOWAY CROSSING...COBHILL...COTTAGE 
FURNACE...COW CREEK...DOE CREEK...FITCHBURG...FOX...FURNACE... 
GLENCAIRN...HARDWICK...HARGETT...IRON MOUND...JENSON... 
KIMBRELL...KINGS STATION...KNOWLTON...KOOMER RIDGE CAMPGROUND... 
LOMBARD...NADA...NATURAL BRIDGE S.P....NORTH IRVINE...PALMER... 
PATSEY...PILOT...PINE RIDGE...PITTS...RAVENNA AND RED RIVER GORGE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3782 8364 3783 8361 3774 8361 3771 8370
      3772 8375 3770 8376 3762 8412 3764 8413
      3767 8410 3774 8409 3778 8411 3780 8408
      3782 8410 3785 8367

$$

PELTON
829 
WGUS73 KJKL 030509
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1209 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

KYC065-197-237-030522-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-ESTILL KY-
1209 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN 
ESTILL...NORTHWESTERN WOLFE AND SOUTHERN POWELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED. 
IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE AREA. 

IF FLOODING IS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3782 8364 3783 8361 3774 8361 3771 8370
      3772 8375 3770 8376 3762 8412 3764 8413
      3767 8410 3774 8409 3778 8411 3780 8408
      3782 8410 3785 8367

$$

BECKER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 4:00 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more17 hr
Mar 2, 9:03 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLPulaski27 min
Mar 2, 9:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle42 min
Mar 2, 12:36 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan39 min
Mar 2, 12:38 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan37 min
Mar 2, 12:42 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Letcher6 hr
Mar 2, 12:45 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Knox, Whitley30 min
Mar 2, 3:24 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLLee43 hr
Mar 2, 5:08 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell37 min
Mar 2, 5:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan35 min
Mar 2, 5:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming31 min
Mar 2, 5:16 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan29 min
Mar 2, 5:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley32 min
Mar 2, 5:31 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLBath, Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more44 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe30 min
Mar 2, 5:46 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLFleming, Rowan10 min
Mar 2, 5:49 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley26 min
Mar 2, 5:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan37 min
Mar 2, 5:57 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more33 min
Mar 2, 5:57 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan33 min
Mar 2, 6:01 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Rowan25 min
Mar 2, 6:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLLaurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley42 min
Mar 2, 6:09 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and 1 more51 min
Mar 2, 6:21 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley39 min
Mar 2, 6:21 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan39 min
Mar 2, 6:23 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 3 more52 min
Mar 2, 6:34 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Morgan, Rowan26 min
Mar 2, 6:34 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLElliott, Morgan, Rowan26 min
Mar 2, 6:38 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 1 more37 min
Mar 2, 6:41 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Whitley5 hr
Mar 2, 6:45 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLBell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry30 min
Mar 2, 6:48 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan27 min
Mar 2, 6:52 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan5 hr
Mar 2, 6:54 PM ESTTornado WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle51 min
Mar 2, 6:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan and 2 more47 min

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.