Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 18, 2012, 1:37 PM EDT for Pike County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 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
- Jul 18, 2012, 1:37 PM EDT (17:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2012, 4:28 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pike County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Marrowbone, KY | WATER OVER ROAD ON HARLESS CREEK. |
| Jul 18, 2:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 E Marrowbone, KY | WATER OVER ROAD AT ROAD JUNCTION. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 804 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1062 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
434
WGUS53 KJKL 181737
FFWJKL
KYC195-182330-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0033.120718T1737Z-120718T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
137 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. DOPPLER ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR WITH ANOTHER 2 INCHES LIKELY IN THE NEXT
HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ASHCAMP...BELCHER...BIGGS...ELKHORN CITY...FEDSCREEK...FISHTRAP
LAKE...KIMPER...LOOKOUT...MARROWBONE...MOUTHCARD...PHYLLIS...
ROCKHOUSE AND TOONERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
JACKSON KY.
&&
LAT...LON 3726 8236 3724 8243 3724 8244 3736 8252
3752 8232 3742 8213
$$
DUSTY2 follow-up statements
668
WGUS73 KJKL 181816
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
216 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
KYC195-182330-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120718T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE KY-
216 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
AT 215 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ASHCAMP...BELCHER...BIGGS...ELKHORN CITY...FEDSCREEK...FISHTRAP
LAKE...KIMPER...LOOKOUT...MARROWBONE...MOUTHCARD...PHYLLIS...
ROCKHOUSE AND TOONERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY.
&&
LAT...LON 3726 8236 3724 8243 3724 8244 3736 8252
3752 8232 3742 8213
$$261
WGUS73 KJKL 182028
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
428 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
KYC195-182042-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120718T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE KY-
428 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN PIKE
COUNTY 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 3726 8236 3724 8243 3724 8244 3736 8252
3752 8232 3742 8213
$$
HALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 4:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Owsley, Perry | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt | 59 min |
| Jul 18, 6:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 8:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 9:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Fleming | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin, Pike | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Martin, Pike | 95 min |
| Jul 18, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 22 min |
| Jul 18, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 13 more | 52 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 2 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.