Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 27, 2017, 7:04 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Kentucky. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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
- May 27, 2017, 7:04 PM EDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2017, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pulaski County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Science Hill, KY | OVER 6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER OVER ROAD LEADING TO SCIENCE HILL. REPORT BASED ON PICTURE SUBMITTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| May 27, 11:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Dabney, KY | FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAM ALONG KY HIGHWAY 39 ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND 2 VEHICLES BECAME STRANDED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. |
| May 28, 12:44 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Shopville, KY | SEVERAL FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTIN OF MARK WELBORN ROAD AND BARNESBURG ROAD. CAR IS STRANDED IN THE WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 825 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS53 KJKL 272304
FFWJKL
KYC199-280200-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0013.170527T2304Z-170528T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
704 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 1000 PM EDT
* At 704 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Somerset, Science Hill, Stab, Bobtown, Grade, Pointer, Bandy,
Woodstock, Ruth, Shopville, Mount Victory, Dykes, Dabney, Valley
Oak, Bent, Hogue, Magnum, Pulaski, Ferguson and Eubank.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
&&
LAT...LON 3733 8460 3732 8453 3724 8440 3717 8431
3700 8434 3715 8485
$$
SHALLENBERGER3 follow-up statements
963
WGUS73 KJKL 280048
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
848 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
KYC199-280200-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170528T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pulaski KY-
848 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY...
At 845 PM EDT, emergency management reported roads inundated with
water flowing them due to thunderstorms near Science Hill. Over 4
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is occurring.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Somerset, Science Hill, Stab, Bobtown, Grade, Pointer, Bandy,
Woodstock, Ruth, Shopville, Mount Victory, Dykes, Dabney, Valley Oak,
Bent, Hogue, Magnum, Pulaski, Ferguson and Eubank.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3733 8460 3732 8453 3724 8440 3717 8431
3700 8434 3715 8485
$$
SHALLENBERGER476
WGUS53 KJKL 280154
FFWJKL
KYC199-280500-
/O.EXT.KJKL.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170528T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
954 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 100 AM EDT
* At 951 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain continuing over the warned area and water
still flowing over numerous roads near Science Hill. Over 4 inches
of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring and so the
Flash Flood Warning has been extended.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Somerset, Science Hill, Stab, Bobtown, Grade, Pointer, Bandy,
Woodstock, Ruth, Shopville, Mount Victory, Dykes, Dabney, Valley
Oak, Bent, Hogue, Magnum, Pulaski, Ferguson and Eubank.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you
can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3733 8460 3732 8453 3724 8440 3717 8431
3700 8434 3715 8485
$$
SHALLENBERGER194
WGUS73 KJKL 280505
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
105 AM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
KYC199-280513-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170528T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pulaski KY-
105 AM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
High water from runoff continues across the area. Since rapid rises
are no longer expected, the Flash Flood Warning has expired.
However, a flood warning for low lying areas is in effect until 9 AM
EDT as high water and flooding along small streams and creeks should
continue for much of the night. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures. Remember, turn around, don't drown!
LAT...LON 3733 8460 3732 8453 3724 8440 3717 8431
3700 8434 3715 8485
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 26 more | 23 hr |
| May 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 40 min |
| May 27, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley, Rockcastle | 51 min |
| May 27, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Powell | 60 min |
| May 27, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell | 48 min |
| May 27, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 56 min |
| May 27, 4:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Powell | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 3 hr |
| May 27, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 34 min |
| May 27, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 18 min |
| May 27, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee, Morgan, Wolfe | 24 min |
| May 27, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee | 23 min |
| May 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee | 32 min |
| May 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 28 min |
| May 27, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Powell, Wolfe | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 26 min |
| May 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Perry | 35 min |
| May 27, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott, Perry | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Lee | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 26 min |
| May 27, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 36 min |
| May 27, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott, Letcher, Perry | 35 min |
| May 27, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 25 min |
| May 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 36 min |
| May 27, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 25 min |
| May 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott | 31 min |
| May 27, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 27, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 29 min |
| May 27, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 35 min |
| May 27, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel | 33 min |
| May 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Elliott | 2 hr |
| May 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 28 min |
| May 27, 7:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Whitley | 3 hr |
| May 27, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 25 min |
| May 27, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 33 min |
| May 27, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.