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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2016, 5:55 PM EDT for Jackson County, Laurel County, Rockcastle County, 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2016, 5:55 PM EDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jackson County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 261 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
957
WGUS53 KJKL 072155
FFWJKL
KYC109-125-203-080100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0021.160707T2155Z-160708T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
555 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 554 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE
NEXT HOUR. THESE HEAVY RAINS...COMBINED WITH ALREADY SATURATED
SOILS FROM PREVIOUS STORMS...WILL LEAD TO QUICK RUNOFF AND FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LONDON...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...BOONE...DORTHAE...VOX...WANETA...
HAZEL PATCH...DONARO...BUSH...BLACKWATER...PARROT...JEP HILL...
WELCHBURG...JOHNETTA...COLLINGSWORTH...ROYRADER...MCHARGUE...
HUXLEY AND HIGHTOP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3712 8428 3733 8450 3748 8445 3747 8438
3754 8435 3751 8426 3756 8415 3758 8396
3757 8394 3734 8378 3731 8388 3726 8390
3726 8394 3717 8397 3711 8392 3711 8387
3705 8387 3703 8393 3698 8396 3694 8436
$$
JMW2 follow-up statements
092
WGUS73 KJKL 072238
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
638 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
KYC109-125-203-080100-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160708T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAUREL KY-JACKSON KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-
638 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
LAUREL...JACKSON AND ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES...
AT 637 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN HAVING MOVED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH HEAVIEST
RAINS HAVE ENDED...ONGOING RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO POSE FLASH
FLOODING CONCERNS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LONDON...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...BOONE...DORTHAE...VOX...WANETA...
HAZEL PATCH...DONARO...BUSH...BLACKWATER...PARROT...JEP HILL...
WELCHBURG...JOHNETTA...COLLINGSWORTH...ROYRADER...MCHARGUE...
HUXLEY AND HIGHTOP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3712 8428 3733 8450 3748 8445 3747 8438
3754 8435 3751 8426 3756 8415 3758 8396
3757 8394 3734 8378 3731 8388 3726 8390
3726 8394 3717 8397 3711 8392 3711 8387
3705 8387 3703 8393 3698 8396 3694 8436
$$
JMW682
WGUS73 KJKL 072313
FFSJKL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
713 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
KYC109-125-203-072323-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160708T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAUREL KY-JACKSON KY-ROCKCASTLE KY-
713 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LAUREL...JACKSON AND ROCKCASTLE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3712 8428 3733 8450 3748 8445 3747 8438
3754 8435 3751 8426 3756 8415 3758 8396
3757 8394 3734 8378 3731 8388 3726 8390
3726 8394 3717 8397 3711 8392 3711 8387
3705 8387 3703 8393 3698 8396 3694 8436
$$
JMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 3:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Powell, Rockcastle and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Jackson and 21 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley and 2 more | 45 min |
| Jul 7, 6:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Leslie, Perry | 30 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.