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River Flood Advisory 35, NWS Jackson, KY

May 4, 2016Estill County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood advisory at May 4, 2016, 3:47 AM EDT for Estill County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2016, 3:47 AM EDT (07:47 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2016, 4:30 AM EDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Estill County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Kentucky River near Ravenna (RAVK2). The gauge peaked at 22.23 ft at May 3, 2016, 4:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 21 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 31 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03282120, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Jackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle	45 min
May 4, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Wayne	48 min
May 4, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley	38 min
May 4, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 3 more	59 min

Nearby

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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.