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River Flood Advisory 13, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood advisory at Mar 4, 2015, 11:22 PM EST for Pike County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2015, 11:22 PM EST (04:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2015, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pike County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Russell Fork near Elkhorn City (ELKK2).
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 21 ft
- Moderate stage
- 22 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03209410, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood advisory 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 river flood advisory went out at Mar 4, 9:53 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 9:53 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 3:25 PM EST, 7 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 325 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 KYZ058>060-104-106-108-111-052330- ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY... STANTON...FRENCHBURG...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON... BEATTYVILLE 325 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX THIS EVENING...THEN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT AS WELL AS THE FLOOD WATCH AND WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IT MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES...WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. HIGH WATER WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY ON AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY. KYZ068-069-079-080-083>086-107-109-110-112>117-119-120-052330- ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX- JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE- MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRODHEAD...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE... ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...STEARNS... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...WHEELWRIGHT... JACKSON...HINDMAN...PIPPA PASSES...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD... MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ...COAL RUN...ELKHORN CITY...PIKEVILLE... SOUTH WILLIAMSON 325 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT AS WELL AS THE FLOOD WATCH AND WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IT MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES...WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. HIGH WATER WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY ON AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY. KYZ044-050>052-052330- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO... JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD 325 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX THIS EVENING...THEN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT AS WELL AS THE FLOOD WATCH AND WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IT MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES...WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. HIGH WATER WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY ON AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY. KYZ087-088-118-052330- BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...CUMBERLAND... HARLAN...JENKINS...WHITESBURG 325 PM EST WED MAR 4 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX OVERNIGHT...THEN TO SNOW BY DAYBREAK. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT AS WELL AS THE FLOOD WATCH AND WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE COMING TO AN END IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IT MAY ALSO LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES...WITH SOME POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. HIGH WATER WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY ON AREA RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO FLOOD WARNING PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY. KAS/JVM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 4, 8:40 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
840 PM EST WED MAR 04 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0836 PM FLOOD ROYALTON 37.68N 83.02W
03/04/2015 MAGOFFIN KY FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HWY 867 NEAR OAKLEY ROAD FLOODED AND CLOSED FROM THE
LICKING RIVER.
&&
GREIFLocal storm report, Mar 4, 8:44 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
844 PM EST WED MAR 04 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM FLOOD WAYLAND 37.45N 82.80W
03/04/2015 FLOYD KY BROADCAST MEDIA
WAYLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA
THAT ROUTE 7 AT THE 1086 JUNCTION IS DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE
TO FLOODING.
&&
GREIFLocal storm report, Mar 4, 9:44 PM EST, 1 hour 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:22 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Pike | 30 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 26 hr |
| Mar 4, 9:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Johnson | 34 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:36 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 11:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt | 31 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Perry | 18 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:12 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd | 41 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:05 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson | 40 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Pike | 21 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:06 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Perry | 4 days |
Nearby
River Flood Advisories in Kentucky, 2015Every river flood advisory 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.