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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Jackson, KY

March 2, 2012Bell County, Harlan County, Whitley County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:41 PM EST for Bell County, Harlan County, Whitley 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, 6:41 PM EST (23:41 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2012, 12:10 AM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 273 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: 1667 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 175 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 6.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

005 
WGUS53 KJKL 022341
FFWJKL
KYC013-095-235-030530-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0004.120302T2341Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EST

* AT 638 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 
  WARNED AREA. NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN JUST THE PAST
  HOUR. COUPLE THIS WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED EARLIER
  TODAY AND FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  HARLAN...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...AGES...ALVA...ARJAY...ARTHUR...
  BAILEY CREEK...BALKAN...BARDO...BAXTER...BENITO...BIG LAUREL...
  BINGHAMTOWN...BLACK MOUNTAIN...BLACK SNAKE...BLACKJOE...BLANCHE...
  BLEDSOE...BOBS CREEK...BROOKSIDE...CALLAWAY...CALVIN...CARPENTER...
  CARY...CHENOA...CHEVROLET...CLEAR CREEK SPRINGS...CLOVERTOWN AND
  COBURN.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
JACKSON KY.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 8419 3668 8419 3675 8396 3673 8396
      3669 8388 3672 8383 3680 8378 3680 8374
      3684 8371 3690 8350 3689 8341 3693 8338
      3701 8313 3696 8315 3679 8312 3674 8313
      3666 8343 3666 8353 3657 8373

$$

DUSTY

3 follow-up statements

935 
WGUS73 KJKL 030138
FFSJKL

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

KYC013-095-235-030530-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-HARLAN KY-
838 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARLAN...BELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EST...

AT 826 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS BELL AND HARLAN COUNTIES AT THIS TIME. 
RAINFALL RATES OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE 
OCCURRING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF OF AN INCH
OF RAIN SHOULD FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN BELL COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM EST 
AND AS MUCH AS THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN COULD
FALL ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM EST.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE OR CONTINUE FLASH 
FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH 
FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...HARLAN...MIDDLESBORO... 
PINEVILLE...AGES... ALVA...ARJAY...AR THUR...BAILEY CREEK... 
BALKAN...BARDO... BAXTER...BIG LAUREL...BINGHAMTOWN...BLACK 
MOUNTAIN...BLACK SNAKE...BLACKJOE...BLANCHE...BLEDSOE...BOBS 
CREEK...BROOKSIDE...CALLAWAY...CALVIN...CARPENTER...CARY... 
CHENOA...CHEVROLET...CLEAR CREEK SPRINGS...CLOVERTOWN...COBURN
AND COLDIRON.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE INCH TO AS MUCH AS AN INCH AND A 
HALF OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS AND ONE AND ONE 
HALF INCHES TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE THIS MORNING. 
THIS RAIN HAS FALLEN ON SEVERAL LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY 
RAIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

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.

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 3659 8419 3668 8419 3675 8396 3673 8396
      3669 8388 3672 8383 3680 8378 3680 8374
      3684 8371 3690 8350 3689 8341 3693 8338
      3701 8313 3696 8315 3679 8312 3674 8313
      3666 8343 3666 8353 3657 8373

$$

PELTON

216 
WGUS73 KJKL 030348
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1048 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

KYC013-095-235-030530-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-HARLAN KY-
1048 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARLAN...BELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EST...

AT 1047 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...EXCESS RUNOFF CONTINUES 
AND WATER IS STARTING TO COLLECT INTO THE LARGER CREEKS AND STREAMS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
HARLAN...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...AGES...ALVA...ARJAY...ARTHUR...
BAILEY CREEK...BALKAN...BARDO...BAXTER...BIG LAUREL...BINGHAMTOWN...
BLACK MOUNTAIN...BLACK SNAKE...BLACKJOE...BLANCHE...BLEDSOE...BOBS
CREEK...BROOKSIDE...CALLAWAY...CALVIN...CARPENTER...CARY...CHENOA...
CHEVROLET...CLEAR CREEK SPRINGS...CLOVERTOWN...COBURN AND COLDIRON.

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 3659 8419 3668 8419 3675 8396 3673 8396
      3669 8388 3672 8383 3680 8378 3680 8374
      3684 8371 3690 8350 3689 8341 3693 8338
      3701 8313 3696 8315 3679 8312 3674 8313
      3666 8343 3666 8353 3657 8373

$$

PELTON

940 
WGUS73 KJKL 030510
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1210 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

KYC013-095-235-030525-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120303T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WHITLEY KY-BELL KY-HARLAN KY-
1210 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR HARLAN...BELL AND 
SOUTHEASTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN 
AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE AREA. 

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



LAT...LON 3659 8419 3668 8419 3675 8396 3673 8396
      3669 8388 3672 8383 3680 8378 3680 8374
      3684 8371 3690 8350 3689 8341 3693 8338
      3701 8313 3696 8315 3679 8312 3674 8313
      3666 8343 3666 8353 3657 8373

$$

BECKER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 4:00 AM EST	Lake Wind Advisory	JKL	Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more	17 hr
Mar 2, 9:03 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski	27 min
Mar 2, 9:18 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle	42 min
Mar 2, 12:36 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan	39 min
Mar 2, 12:38 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan	37 min
Mar 2, 12:42 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Letcher	6 hr
Mar 2, 12:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Knox, Whitley	30 min
Mar 2, 3:24 PM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Lee	43 hr
Mar 2, 5:08 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell	37 min
Mar 2, 5:10 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan	35 min
Mar 2, 5:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming	31 min
Mar 2, 5:16 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan	29 min
Mar 2, 5:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	32 min
Mar 2, 5:31 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more	44 min
Mar 2, 5:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe	30 min
Mar 2, 5:46 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Fleming, Rowan	10 min
Mar 2, 5:49 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley	26 min
Mar 2, 5:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan	37 min
Mar 2, 5:57 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more	33 min
Mar 2, 5:57 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan	33 min
Mar 2, 6:01 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Rowan	25 min
Mar 2, 6:03 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley	42 min
Mar 2, 6:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and 1 more	51 min
Mar 2, 6:21 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Whitley	39 min
Mar 2, 6:21 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	39 min
Mar 2, 6:23 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 3 more	52 min
Mar 2, 6:34 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Elliott, Morgan, Rowan	26 min
Mar 2, 6:34 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Elliott, Morgan, Rowan	26 min
Mar 2, 6:38 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 1 more	37 min
Mar 2, 6:40 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Estill, Powell, Wolfe	5 hr
Mar 2, 6:45 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	30 min
Mar 2, 6:48 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan	27 min
Mar 2, 6:52 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Elliott, Johnson, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan	5 hr
Mar 2, 6:54 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle	51 min
Mar 2, 6:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan and 2 more	47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.