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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood watch at Jul 10, 2015, 11:10 AM EDT for 21 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jul 10, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2015, 11:10 AM EDT (15:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2015, 8:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Flood severity
- None
All 21 counties
Bath County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Lee County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:13 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 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Jul 10, 8:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 8:00 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:15 AM EDT, 6 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 415 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-111115- 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 415 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BE ON THE LOOK OUT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN LOCATIONS WHERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INCIDENTS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OR WIND DAMAGE. GREIF
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 10, 8:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
835 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0537 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S SOMERSET 37.04N 84.61W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON PARKERS MILL ROAD IN SOMERSET.
&&
TBREWERLocal storm report, Jul 10, 8:36 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
836 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0537 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW SOMERSET 37.06N 84.64W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON OAK HILL ROAD ON HWY 1577.
&&
TBREWERLocal storm report, Jul 10, 8:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
837 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE FAUBUSH 37.07N 84.80W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HWY 1664.
&&
TBREWERLocal storm report, Jul 10, 9:12 AM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
912 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W FORAKER 37.66N 83.16W
07/09/2015 MAGOFFIN KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON RT. 1397 AT CRAFTS FORK OFF OF HWY 30.
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG HODE 37.89N 82.43W
07/09/2015 MARTIN KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON LITTLE ELK OF HODE ROAD.
0155 PM TSTM WND DMG EUBANK 37.28N 84.65W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 27 NEAR EUBANK. REPORT VIA TWITTER.
0201 PM TSTM WND DMG OTTOWA 37.36N 84.46W
07/09/2015 ROCKCASTLE KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON HWY 1229.
0201 PM TSTM WND DMG OTTOWA 37.36N 84.46W
07/09/2015 ROCKCASTLE KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN ON HWY 70.
0202 PM TSTM WND DMG BRODHEAD 37.40N 84.42W
07/09/2015 ROCKCASTLE KY BROADCAST MEDIA
MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN BRODHEAD WITH A
TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A CAR AND TREES DOWN ON HOMES.
POWER POLES ALSO BROKEN.
0206 PM TSTM WND DMG BRODHEAD 37.40N 84.42W
07/09/2015 ROCKCASTLE KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE DOWN.
0206 PM TSTM WND DMG SAND SPRINGS 37.30N 84.36W
07/09/2015 ROCKCASTLE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
4 TREES DOWN NEAR THE MARLER COMMUNITY.
0206 PM TSTM WND DMG BRODHEAD 37.40N 84.42W
07/09/2015 ROCKCASTLE KY PUBLIC
TREES ON HOMES AND ACROSS POWER LINES.
0232 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAY HAWK 37.39N 83.94W
07/09/2015 JACKSON KY PUBLIC
LARGE TREE UPROOTED AND FELL ONTO A FENCE. REPORT VIA
TWITTER.
0244 PM TSTM WND DMG TRAVELLERS REST 37.45N 83.79W
07/09/2015 OWSLEY KY UTILITY COMPANY
BROKEN POWER POLE REPORTED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG SANDHILL 37.73N 84.02W
07/09/2015 ESTILL KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE IN THE 2400 SECTION OF SANDHILL.
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG BEATTYVILLE 37.58N 83.71W
07/09/2015 LEE KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAYS 1144 AND 587 JUST OUTSIDE OF
TOWN.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG TALLEGA 37.56N 83.59W
07/09/2015 LEE KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY 52 WAS REDUCED TO ONE LANE DUE TO FALLEN TREES
AND DOWNED POWER LINES IN THE MONICA-TALLEGA AREA OF LEE
COUNTY.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG WOLF COAL 37.40N 83.38W
07/09/2015 BREATHITT KY PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ON HWY 1110.
0308 PM TSTM WND DMG CHENOWEE 37.54N 83.48W
07/09/2015 BREATHITT KY DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREES DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 52 AT CHENOWEE HILL.
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG CAMPTON 37.74N 83.55W
07/09/2015 WOLFE KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HWY 191 ON TOWN HILL.
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E TOLIVER 37.81N 83.44W
07/09/2015 WOLFE KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON SANDFIELD ROAD AT JUNCTION OF HWY 746
0327 PM TSTM WND DMG ROUSSEAU 37.59N 83.23W
07/09/2015 BREATHITT KY PUBLIC
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AS WELL AS POWER LINES ON RT. 30.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W SALYERSVILLE 37.75N 83.08W
07/09/2015 MAGOFFIN KY 911 CALL CENTER
AT THE JUNCTION OF RT 30 AND RT 460 A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF
OF A HOUSE AND LANDED ONTO ANOTHER HOUSE.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG SALYERSVILLE 37.75N 83.06W
07/09/2015 MAGOFFIN KY 911 CALL CENTER
AT MAGOFFIN PIONEER VILLAGE THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE MAIN
STAGE STRUCTURE.
0343 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E ORDWAY 37.59N 82.94W
07/09/2015 MAGOFFIN KY 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN OFF OF RT 7 ON RT 404.
0344 PM TSTM WND DMG SALYERSVILLE 37.75N 83.06W
07/09/2015 MAGOFFIN KY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN IN SALYERSVILLE.
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG FALCON 37.79N 83.00W
07/09/2015 MAGOFFIN KY 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON RT. 40.
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG MASHFORK 37.76N 83.00W
07/09/2015 MAGOFFIN KY 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON RT 460.
0357 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESTONSBURG 37.67N 82.77W
07/09/2015 FLOYD KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON HWY 404.
0359 PM TSTM WND DMG PRESTONSBURG 37.67N 82.77W
07/09/2015 FLOYD KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON HWY 321.
0401 PM TSTM WND DMG HAROLD 37.54N 82.63W
07/09/2015 FLOYD KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON TOLERS CREEK IN THE HAROLD COMMUNITY.
0412 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW PIKEVILLE 37.51N 82.55W
07/09/2015 PIKE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 TREES DOWN ON ISLAND CREEK ROAD NEAR PIGEON.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG VIRGIE 37.33N 82.58W
07/09/2015 PIKE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON HOLLINS HWY.
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE FAUBUSH 37.07N 84.80W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HWY 1664.
0527 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW PULASKI COUNTY PA 37.06N 84.73W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON HANEYS APPLEDALE FARM.
0527 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW PULASKI COUNTY PA 37.06N 84.73W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT HANEYS APPLEDALE FARM.
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW SOMERSET 37.05N 84.68W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
A TREE DOWN ON HWY 1001 ON BOAT DOCK ROAD NEAR SARDIS.
0537 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S SOMERSET 37.04N 84.61W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON PARKERS MILL ROAD IN SOMERSET.
0537 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW SOMERSET 37.06N 84.64W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON OAK HILL ROAD ON HWY 1577.
0537 PM TSTM WND DMG SOMERSET 37.08N 84.61W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY PUBLIC
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND ACROSS OAK HILL ROAD IN
SOMERSET.
0538 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE SOMERSET 37.06N 84.57W
07/09/2015 PULASKI KY 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN ON RUSH BRANCH ROAD ON HWY 769.
&&
ARLocal storm report, Jul 10, 10:11 AM EDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1011 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0202 PM TSTM WND DMG BRODHEAD 37.40N 84.42W
07/09/2015 ROCKCASTLE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FELL ONTO GARAGE ON WILLOW STREET.
&&
TBREWERLocal storm report, Jul 10, 10:12 AM EDT, 58 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 26 min |
| Jul 10, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell and 1 more | 81 min |
| Jul 10, 1:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Rockcastle | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley, Rockcastle | 37 min |
| Jul 10, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 29 min |
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Flash Flood Watches in Kentucky, 2015Every flash flood watch 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.