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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2015, 6:10 AM EDT for 11 counties in 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2015, 6:10 AM EDT (10:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2015, 9:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Estill County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -368 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1422 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 14, 3:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 9:12 PM EDT, 8 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 912 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-150415- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD... IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BRODHEAD... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON... MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND...HARLAN... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON... SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT...BEATTYVILLE... JACKSON...HINDMAN...PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD... MANCHESTER...HYDEN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG...INEZ...COAL RUN... ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH WILLIAMSON 912 PM EDT MON JUL 13 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...BUT THE THREAT OF FLOODING RAINS MAY BE THE GREATEST CONCERN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY BE SEVERE. THEY COULD BRING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. ANY LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD END ON WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE A POSSIBILITY AT TIMES FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OCCURRENCES OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND...OR FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HAL/JP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:57 AM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
157 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
KYZ044-050>052-140630-
BATH-ROWAN-MONTGOMERY-FLEMING-
157 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BATH...ROWAN...MONTGOMERY...
FLEMING COUNTIES THROUGH 2:30 AM EDT...
AT 156 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CARLISLE...OR 18 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FLEMINGSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AND
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT STERLING...MOREHEAD...OWINGSVILLE...MARSHALL...
JEFFERSONVILLE...CAMARGO...SHARPSBURG...SALT LICK...LOWER SPENCER...
BETHEL...FLAT CREEK...BOURBON FURNACE...PRESTON...ODESSA...
EWINGTON...RAMEY...WALKERS CROSSING...HOPE...STEPSTONE AND COONS
STATION.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 64 IN EASTERN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
107 AND 135.
&&
LAT...LON 3817 8346 3801 8369 3801 8374 3796 8377
3790 8385 3793 8393 3815 8404 3817 8399
3823 8393 3830 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 317DEG 43KT 3832 8405
GEOGERIANSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 2:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
231 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
KYZ051-052-060-104-106-107-109-140715-
BATH-JOHNSON-MENIFEE-MAGOFFIN-ROWAN-MORGAN-ELLIOTT-
231 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BATH...JOHNSON...MENIFEE...
MAGOFFIN...ROWAN...MORGAN...AND ELLIOTT COUTNIES THROUGH 3:15
AM EDT...
AT 230 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER ZILPO...OR NEAR
MOREHEAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOREHEAD...WEST LIBERTY...SANDY HOOK...HENRY...LEWIS...GORDON FORD...
WHITE OAK...PERLIE...QUOD...EVER...BRUIN...LENOX...BLAZE...VALE...
ELSIE...PLUTARCH...LIBERTY ROAD...HOLLIDAY...BARNROCK AND PANAMA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 64 IN EASTERN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
136 AND 148.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3828 8333 3821 8330 3819 8326 3820 8323
3825 8320 3823 8308 3818 8305 3821 8301
3817 8298 3818 8292 3811 8289 3800 8302
3796 8300 3800 8296 3798 8288 3774 8311
3802 8366 3830 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 304DEG 36KT 3809 8345
GEOGERIANSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 3:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
333 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
KYZ058-068-069-140800-
ESTILL-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-
333 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ESTILL...ROCKCASTLE...AND
JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM EDT...
AT 332 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SNIDER...OR 14 MILES
NORTH OF MOUNT VERNON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...BRODHEAD...WANETA...KERBY KNOB...JOHNETTA...
LOAM...COLLINGSWORTH...DRIP ROCK...LAKES...MACEDONIA...STATION
CAMP...LAKE LINVILLE...EGLON...MORRILL...ROUNDSTONE...BRADSHAW...
DISPUTANTA...FOXTOWN AND GOOCHLAND.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 63 AND 72.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3748 8445 3747 8438 3754 8435 3753 8430
3752 8430 3751 8426 3752 8420 3756 8416
3757 8409 3764 8413 3767 8409 3772 8409
3768 8398 3743 8388 3737 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 318DEG 37KT 3758 8434
GEOGERIANSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 3:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 359 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015 KYZ068-069-080-114-116-140845- CLAY-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-OWSLEY-LAUREL- 359 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CLAY...ROCKCASTLE...JACKSON... OWSLEY...AND LAUREL COUNTIES THROUGH 4:45 AM EDT... AT 358 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER EGLON...OR NEAR MCKEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MCKEE...SOURWOOD...WANETA...KERBY KNOB...SACKER GAP...TAFF... FOGERTOWN...PARROT...JEP HILL...WELCHBURG...JOHNETTA...LOAM... CHESTNUTBURG...COLLINGSWORTH...PORTERSBURG...ROYRADER...MACEDONIA... THOMAS...COOKSBURG AND TYNER. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...WHICH WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3742 8425 3756 8410 3736 8364 3711 8397 TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 311DEG 36KT 3744 8411 GEOGERIAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 2:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 2:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 3:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Perry and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 4:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:48 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher, Perry | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 5:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee and 5 more | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 6:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 5 more | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 6:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 7:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Magoffin, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 9:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 9:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 10:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 10:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 10:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 10:59 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 3 days |
| Jul 14, 10:59 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 3 days |
| Jul 14, 11:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 11:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 11:55 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 71 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 12:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 3:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:19 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell | 28 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Morgan, Rowan | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 5:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee and 2 more | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Wolfe | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin and 4 more | 73 min |
| Jul 14, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Menifee, Perry, Powell and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 7:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Lee and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Perry | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Leslie, Owsley and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 7:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knott and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, Perry and 1 more | 67 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2015Every flash flood warning in 2015
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.