Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 27, 2012, 12:15 AM EDT for Fleming County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 27, 2012, 12:15 AM EDT (04:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2012, 3:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Fleming County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 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 27, 1:00 AM EDT | FLOOD | 3 Ene Waltz, KY | MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED ON ELK LICK ROAD BUT THE ROAD REMAINED PASSABLE DURING THE EVENT. |
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 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 365 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
- 376 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
423
WGUS53 KJKL 270415
FFWJKL
KYC069-205-270700-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0037.120727T0415Z-120727T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1215 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN FLEMING COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
NORTHERN ROWAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 300 AM EDT
* AT 1212 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. THESE LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY SEEN HEAVY RAINFALL
FROM PREVIOUS STORMS. THESE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD DUMP
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 12:30
AND 1:30 AM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MOREHEAD...CHRISTY...CRANSTON...ELLIOTTVILLE...FARLEY...GATES...
HALDEMAN...HAYS CROSSING...HILDA...MUNSON...MUSES MILLS...PLUMMERS
LANDING...RODBURN...SHARKEY...TRIPLETT...VALE...WAGNER STORE...
WALLINGFORD AND WALTZ.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
FOX CREEK...NORTH FORK TRIPLETT CREEK...TRIPLETT CREEK...MORGAN
FORK...BIG CANEY CREEK...PERRY BRANCH...LITTLE PERRY BRANCH...BUFFALO
BRANCH...DRY CREEK...CHRISTY CREEK...WALKER BRANCH...SEAS
BRANCH...LAUREL FORK...BRUSHY FORK...RUSH RUN...SUGAR TREE
BRANCH...ROCK FORK...ISLAND FORK...HOLLY FORK...ELK LICK FORK...BIG
RUN...BIG LONG BRANCH...AND CRANE CREEK.
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 3843 8358 3841 8348 3839 8345 3840 8340
3832 8333 3823 8330 3819 8324 3819 8325
3818 8326 3817 8320 3814 8322 3821 8358
3844 8363 3846 8358
$$
GEOGERIAN2 follow-up statements
311
WGUS73 KJKL 270514
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
114 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
KYC069-205-270700-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120727T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROWAN KY-FLEMING KY-
114 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN FLEMING AND
NORTHERN ROWAN COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM EDT...
AT 109 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL GAGES AND DOPPLER RADAR SHOW THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA SINCE STORMS BEGAN
EARLIER THIS EVENING...WITH NEARLY AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN HAVING
FALLEN BETWEEN 12 AND 1 AM.
RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...MOREHEAD...CHRISTY...CRANSTON...ELLIOTTVILLE...FARLEY...GAT
ES...HALDEMAN...HAYS CROSSING...HILDA...MUNSON...MUSES
MILLS...PLUMMERS LANDING...RODBURN...SHARKEY...TRIPLETT...VALE...
WAGNER STORE...WALLINGFORD AND WALTZ.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
FOX CREEK...NORTH FORK TRIPLETT CREEK...TRIPLETT CREEK...MORGAN
FORK...BIG CANEY CREEK...PERRY BRANCH...LITTLE PERRY BRANCH...BUFFALO
BRANCH...DRY CREEK...CHRISTY CREEK...WALKER BRANCH...SEAS BRANCH...
LAUREL FORK...CRANEY CREEK...ROCK LICK CREEK...OXLEY BRANCH...BULL
FORK...BRATTON BRANCH...LITTLE BRUSHY CREEK...POND LICK
BRANCH...CLEAR FORK...CINCINNATI BRANCH...AND SUGAR TREE BRANCH.
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 3843 8358 3841 8348 3839 8345 3840 8340
3832 8333 3823 8330 3819 8324 3819 8325
3818 8326 3817 8320 3814 8322 3821 8358
3844 8363 3846 8358
$$
GEOGERIAN967
WGUS73 KJKL 270657
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
257 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
KYC069-205-270712-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120727T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROWAN KY-FLEMING KY-
257 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN FLEMING AND
NORTHERN ROWAN COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 300 AM EDT...
ALTHOUGH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL AT TIMES...EXCESS
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN EARLIER IN THE NIGHT HAS ENDED OVER THE
ADVISORY AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE ADVISORY 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 3843 8358 3841 8348 3839 8345 3840 8340
3832 8333 3823 8330 3819 8324 3819 8325
3818 8326 3817 8320 3814 8322 3821 8358
3844 8363 3846 8358
$$
HALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 10:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Fleming, Rowan | 104 min |
| Jul 26, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 12 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 2 more | 46 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.