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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood warning at Jul 14, 2015, 10:40 PM EDT for Knox County, Kentucky. It took effect at Jul 15, 2015, 1:28 AM EDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2015, 10:40 PM EDT (02:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 15, 2015, 1:28 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2015, 9:49 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Knox County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Cumberland River at Barbourville (BBVK2). The gauge peaked at 29.30 ft at Jul 15, 2015, 7:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 21.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 27 ft
- Moderate stage
- 33 ft
- Major stage
- 38 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03403500, 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 Jul 14, 9:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 9:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel and 2 more | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 8:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 58 min |
| Jul 14, 8:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle and 2 more | 58 min |
| Jul 14, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 9:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knott, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and 1 more | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 11:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 56 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:17 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 43 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:49 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Owsley | 35 hr |
| Jul 14, 11:51 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 4 days |
| Jul 15, 12:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:34 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Perry | 19 hr |
| Jul 15, 7:30 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt | 25 hr |
| Jul 15, 8:54 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Whitley | 59 hr |
| Jul 15, 11:35 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 52 hr |
| Jul 15, 11:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 16 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Owsley | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 18 hr |
| Jul 15, 12:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell | 6 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.