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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 1, 2016, 4:21 PM EDT for Lawrence County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2016, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lawrence County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Nnw Blaine, KY | CAINS CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS. FLOODING IN NUMEROUS SPOTS ALONG THE ROAD AND SIDE ROADS. |
| Aug 1, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 8 Sw Louisa, KY | LEFT FORK LITTLE BLAINE CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SHIRT TAIL FORK RD AND LEFT FORK LITTLE BLAINE CREEK RD. |
| Aug 1, 5:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 7 E Blaine, KY | ASH BRANCH ROAD BLOCKED BY FLOODING CULVERT GONE. |
| Aug 1, 6:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Ene Blaine, KY | PORTIONS OF BIG BRANCH RD BEING FLOODED BY BIG BRANCH CREEK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 193 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1043 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
705
WGUS51 KRLX 012021
FFWRLX
KYC127-012315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0047.160801T2021Z-160801T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
421 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 420 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAINE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...RICH CREEK...
LITTLE BLAINE CREEK...CHEROKEE CREEK...LEFT FORK CAINS CREEK...LEVISA
FORK...RIGHT FORK LITTLE BLAINE CREEK...DEANS BRANCH...RIGHT FORK
GEORGES CREEK...HOOD CREEK...BRUSHY CREEK...BLAINE CREEK AND RIGHT
FORK BLAINE CREEK.
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 SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3807 8294 3808 8294 3809 8293 3802 8268
3798 8270 3804 8297
$$
302 follow-up statements
725
WGUS71 KRLX 012200
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
600 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
KYC127-012315-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160801T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-
600 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY...
AT 556 PM EDT...THE LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING FROM CAINS CREEK ON ADJACENT ROADS. RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND
2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RISES OF CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLAINE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...RICH CREEK...
LITTLE BLAINE CREEK...CHEROKEE CREEK...LEFT FORK CAINS
CREEK...LEVISA FORK...RIGHT AND LEFT FORK OF LITTLE BLAINE
CREEK...DEANS BRANCH...RIGHT FORK GEORGES CREEK...HOOD
CREEK...BRUSHY CREEK...BLAINE CREEK AND RIGHT FORK BLAINE CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
YOU MAY ALSO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3807 8294 3808 8294 3809 8293 3802 8268
3798 8270 3804 8297
$$
30780
WGUS71 KRLX 012306
FFSRLX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
706 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
KYC127-012315-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160801T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LAWRENCE KY-
706 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...
CREEK LEVELS ARE RECEDING. FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO
POSE A THREAT. HOWEVER...CREEK LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD
CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 3807 8294 3808 8294 3809 8293 3802 8268
3798 8270 3804 8297
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 60 min |
| Aug 1, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.