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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Jackson, KY

March 2, 20126 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 2, 2012, 7:52 PM EST for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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, 7:52 PM EST (00:52 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2012, 12:12 AM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Estill County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Lee County, KY, Powell County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 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: 25 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 100 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 285 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

659 
WGUS53 KJKL 030052
FFWJKL
KYC025-065-109-129-197-237-030700-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0007.120303T0052Z-120303T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN POWELL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHERN ESTILL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 200 AM EST SATURDAY

* AT 748 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED 
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE HOUR 
  ENDING AT 745 PM. MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA EXPERIENCED HEAVY 
  RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY...MAKING THE AREA MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
  FLOODING. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  BEATTYVILLE...AIREDALE...ALCORN...ALUMBAUGH...ARVEL...BANFORD...
  BELLE POINT...BLANTON FLATS...BRAZIL...CANYON FALLS...CARYTON...
  CLOVER BOTTOM...COLLINGSWORTH...CORGLETON...CRESSMONT...CRYSTAL...
  DRIP ROCK...EGLON...ENOCH...EVELYN...FILLMORE...FIXER...FOXTOWN...
  GREELEY...HEIDELBERG...HISEL...IDA MAY...JINKS...KERBY KNOB AND
  LAKES.

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 3756 8418 3757 8415 3757 8410 3763 8413
      3773 8368 3762 8367 3764 8346 3757 8350
      3749 8384 3752 8388 3748 8389 3742 8416
      3748 8420

$$

HAL

3 follow-up statements

950 
WGUS73 KJKL 030157
FFSJKL

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

KYC025-065-109-129-197-237-030700-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120303T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JACKSON KY-POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-ESTILL KY-
857 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ESTILL...
NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT...LEE...SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE...EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN POWELL AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM EST...

AT 855 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXITING 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. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BEATTYVILLE...AIREDALE...ALCORN...ALUMBAUGH...ARVEL...BANFORD...BELLE
POINT...BLANTON FLATS...BRAZIL...CANYON FALLS...CARYTON...CLOVER
BOTTOM...COLLINGSWORTH...CORGLETON...CRESSMONT...CRYSTAL...DRIP
ROCK...EGLON...ENOCH...EVELYN...FILLMORE...FIXER...FOXTOWN...
GREELEY...HEIDELBERG...HISEL...IDA MAY...JINKS...KERBY KNOB AND
LAKES.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE INCH TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN 
FELL EARLIER TODAY 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3756 8418 3757 8415 3757 8410 3763 8413
      3773 8368 3762 8367 3764 8346 3757 8350
      3749 8384 3752 8388 3748 8389 3742 8416
      3748 8420

$$

PELTON

118 
WGUS73 KJKL 030359
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1059 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

KYC025-065-109-129-197-237-030700-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120303T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JACKSON KY-POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-ESTILL KY-
1059 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ESTILL...
NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT...LEE...SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE...EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN POWELL AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM EST...

AT 1058 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...EXCESS RUNOFF CONTINUES AND 
WATER IS COLLECTING INTO THE LARGER CREEKS AND STREAMS AND FLASH
FLOODING IS LIKELY OCCURRING ON THE LARGER CREEKS AND STREAMS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BEATTYVILLE...AIREDALE...ALCORN...ALUMBAUGH...ARVEL...BANFORD...BELLE
POINT...BLANTON FLATS...BRAZIL...CANYON FALLS...CARYTON...CLOVER
BOTTOM...COLLINGSWORTH...CORGLETON...CRESSMONT...CRYSTAL...DRIP
ROCK...EGLON...ENOCH...EVELYN...FILLMORE...FIXER...FOXTOWN...
GREELEY...HEIDELBERG...HISEL...IDA MAY...JINKS...KERBY KNOB AND
LAKES.

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 3756 8418 3757 8415 3757 8410 3763 8413
      3773 8368 3762 8367 3764 8346 3757 8350
      3749 8384 3752 8388 3748 8389 3742 8416
      3748 8420

$$

PELTON

535 
WGUS73 KJKL 030512
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1212 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

KYC025-065-109-129-197-237-030525-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120303T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JACKSON KY-POWELL KY-WOLFE KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-ESTILL KY-
1212 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ESTILL...
NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT...LEE...SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE...EXTREME 
SOUTHEASTERN POWELL AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED 
BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAME AREA...

WATER CONTINUES TO COLLECT INTO THE LARGER STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IS 
LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THEM. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN 
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3756 8418 3757 8415 3757 8410 3763 8413
      3773 8368 3762 8367 3764 8346 3757 8350
      3749 8384 3752 8388 3748 8389 3742 8416
      3748 8420

$$

PELTON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 2, 7:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe	41 min
Mar 2, 7:08 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle	37 min
Mar 2, 7:11 PM EST	Tornado Warning Emergency	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin	49 min
Mar 2, 7:14 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Jackson, Owsley, Rockcastle	46 min
Mar 2, 7:22 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Martin and 4 more	5 hr
Mar 2, 7:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Harlan, Letcher	23 min
Mar 2, 7:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Wolfe	52 min
Mar 2, 7:24 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Knox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley	36 min
Mar 2, 7:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Johnson, Martin	32 min
Mar 2, 7:34 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin	26 min
Mar 2, 7:45 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Perry	45 min
Mar 2, 7:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Pike	48 min
Mar 2, 7:58 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley	32 min
Mar 2, 8:22 PM EST	Tornado Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan	23 min
Mar 2, 8:41 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan	19 min
Mar 2, 11:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bath, Breathitt, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd and 14 more	12 hr
Mar 3, 12:05 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Knox, McCreary, Whitley	12 hr
Mar 3, 2:00 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell	13 hr
Mar 3, 2:23 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Whitley	14 hr
Mar 3, 7:43 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Knox	26 hr
Mar 3, 11:11 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill, Powell	42 hr
Mar 3, 1:58 PM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Whitley	12 hr

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.