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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 5, 2015, 12:08 AM EST for Perry County, Kentucky. It took effect at Mar 5, 2015, 2:16 AM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2015, 12:08 AM EST (05:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2015, 2:16 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2015, 6:12 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Perry County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard (HAZK2). The gauge peaked at 24.17 ft at Mar 5, 2015, 8:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 27 ft
- Major stage
- 33 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03277500, 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 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 river flood warning went out at Mar 4, 6:31 PM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 6:31 PM EST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 3:25 PM EST, 8 hours 43 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, 6:17 PM EST, 5 hours 51 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 4, 11:22 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Pike | 26 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 |
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River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2015Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.