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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Jackson, KY

July 13, 2015Pike County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2015, 2:26 AM EDT for Pike County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 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
Jul 13, 2015, 2:26 AM EDT (06:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2015, 5:30 AM 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 06:30 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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 246 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2015-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1743 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2015-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1743 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
6.9

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The text

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

875 
WGUS53 KJKL 130626
FFWJKL
KYC195-130930-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0049.150713T0626Z-150713T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
226 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 530 AM EDT
    
* AT 225 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE 
  ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING 
  IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  KIMPER...MCANDREWS...HUDDY...CANADA AND SIDNEY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...RIGHT FORK
BLACKBERRY CREEK...ROAD BRANCH...MUDLICK BRANCH...STINKING BRANCH...
LONG FORK...LEFT FORK BUSHY FORK...BLACKBERRY FORK...MEATHOUSE
FORK...POND CREEK...ATKINS BRANCH...STRATTON FORK...BIG CREEK...
RACCOON CREEK...GABRIEL BRANCH...BENT BRANCH AND JOHNS CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3758 8222 3746 8226 3751 8242 3764 8239

$$

GEOGERIAN
2 follow-up statements
511 
WGUS73 KJKL 130700
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
300 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

KYC195-130930-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150713T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE KY-
300 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM EDT FOR
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY...

AT 258 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF 
RAIN FELL IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 1 AND 2:30 AM. 
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND 
STREAMS...PARTICULARLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
KIMPER...MCANDREWS...HUDDY...CANADA AND SIDNEY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...RIGHT FORK
BLACKBERRY CREEK...ROAD BRANCH...MUDLICK BRANCH...STINKING BRANCH...
LONG FORK...LEFT FORK BUSHY FORK...BLACKBERRY FORK...MEATHOUSE
FORK...POND CREEK...ATKINS BRANCH...STRATTON FORK...BIG CREEK...
RACCOON CREEK...GABRIEL BRANCH...BENT BRANCH AND JOHNS CREEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3758 8222 3746 8226 3751 8242 3764 8239

$$

GEOGERIAN
457 
WGUS73 KJKL 130930
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
530 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

KYC195-130940-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-150713T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE KY-
530 AM EDT MON JUL 13 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

FLOOD WATERS HAVE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 

LAT...LON 3758 8222 3746 8226 3751 8242 3764 8239

$$

GEOGERIAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 12:26 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJohnson2 hr
Jul 13, 12:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLJohnson3 hr
Jul 13, 1:05 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMartin, Pike115 min
Jul 13, 1:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLPike3 hr
Jul 13, 3:11 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchJKLBath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more48 hr
Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFleming36 min
Jul 13, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMagoffin37 min
Jul 13, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJohnson, Morgan49 min
Jul 13, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLElliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan41 min
Jul 13, 2:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLBath, Fleming4 hr
Jul 13, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan30 min
Jul 13, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Fleming, Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee and 5 more30 min
Jul 13, 3:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLFleming, Rowan118 min
Jul 13, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee, Powell, Wolfe47 min
Jul 13, 3:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan116 min
Jul 13, 3:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLFleming, Rowan3 hr
Jul 13, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBath, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and 6 more33 min
Jul 13, 3:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJohnson, Magoffin, Morgan3 hr
Jul 13, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Lee and 5 more29 min
Jul 13, 4:06 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyJKLJohnson, Magoffin, Morgan5 hr
Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLFloyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Pike60 min
Jul 13, 4:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Elliott, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin and 5 more3 hr
Jul 13, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBreathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Leslie and 5 more36 min
Jul 13, 4:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott and 8 more3 hr
Jul 13, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle38 min
Jul 13, 4:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Knox, Laurel and 4 more3 hr
Jul 13, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott and 6 more65 min
Jul 13, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLPike18 min
Jul 13, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPike13 min
Jul 13, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Perry3 hr
Jul 13, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary, Pulaski25 min
Jul 13, 6:11 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJKLElliott, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 1 more9 hr
Jul 13, 6:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLLaurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley2 hr
Jul 13, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLFleming, Rowan2 hr
Jul 13, 6:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Fleming119 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.