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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Sep 6, 2014, 2:50 PM EDT for Lee County, Wolfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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
- Sep 6, 2014, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2014, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Lee County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 3:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 W Campton, KY | WOLFE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONDED TO 50 ROCK CLIMBERS STRANDED BY FLOOD WATERS IN MUIR VALLEY. THE MIDDLE FORK OF LOWER DEVIL CREEK SWELLED TO OVER 8 FEET DEEP AND 50 FEET WIDE IN SPOTS INUNDATING BRIDGES STRANDING THE CLIMBERS. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMAT |
| Sep 6, 3:26 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Campton, KY | SIX INCHES OR MORE OF FLOWING WATER OVER HWY 15 AT THE RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF SHELL STATION ONTO 191 GOING THROUGH MAIN STREET AND JOHNSON STREET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1317 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
852 WGUS53 KJKL 061850 FFWJKL KYC129-237-062300- /O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0039.140906T1850Z-140906T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 250 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... WESTERN WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 700 PM EDT * AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 PM. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CAMPTON...BOOTH...FLAT...GRANNIE...HIGH FALLS...TORRENT...UNION... VORTEX AND WHISMAN. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... UPPER DEVIL CREEK...LOWER DEVIL CREEK...HELL FOR CERTAIN CREEK... WALKER CREEK...LITTLE FORK...MIDDLE FORK RED RIVER...MIDDLE FORK LOWER DEVIL CREEK...BEAR PEN CREEK...SWIFT CAMP CREEK...LAUREL BRANCH...NORTH FORK KENTUCKY RIVER...CAVE BRANCH AND HOLLY CREEK. 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 3775 8353 3765 8349 3762 8364 3773 8367 $$ GEOGERIAN
2 follow-up statements
984 WGUS73 KJKL 061914 FFSJKL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 314 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 KYC129-237-062300- /O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140906T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WOLFE KY-LEE KY- 314 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE AND WESTERN WOLFE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 314 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 4 PM. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE... CAMPTON...BOOTH...FINCASTLE...FLAT...GRANNIE...HIGH FALLS... TORRENT...UNION...VORTEX AND WHISMAN. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES... UPPER DEVIL CREEK...LOWER DEVIL CREEK...HELL FOR CERTAIN CREEK... WALKER CREEK...LITTLE FORK...MIDDLE FORK RED RIVER...MIDDLE FORK LOWER DEVIL CREEK...CHESTER CREEK...BEAR PEN CREEK...SWIFT CAMP CREEK...LAUREL BRANCH...NORTH FORK KENTUCKY RIVER...CAVE BRANCH AND HOLLY CREEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. && LAT...LON 3775 8353 3765 8349 3762 8364 3773 8367 $$ GEOGERIAN
187 WGUS73 KJKL 062238 FFSJKL FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 638 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 KYC129-237-062253- /O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140906T2300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WOLFE KY-LEE KY- 638 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE AND WESTERN WOLFE COUNTIES 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 3775 8353 3765 8349 3762 8364 3773 8367 $$ JMW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 41 min |
| Sep 6, 1:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 44 min |
| Sep 6, 2:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 51 min |
| Sep 6, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Wolfe | 28 min |
| Sep 6, 2:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, McCreary, Owsley and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Wolfe | 2 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 4 hr |
| Sep 6, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 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.