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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 20, 2017, 8:32 PM EDT for Breathitt County, Perry County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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
- May 20, 2017, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2017, 12:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Perry County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 919 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 952 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted.
329
WGUS53 KJKL 210032
FFWJKL
KYC025-193-210430-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0008.170521T0032Z-170521T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
832 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North central Perry County in southeastern Kentucky...
Eastern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 1230 AM EDT
* At 831 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain has
already fallen according to radar estimates in the vicinity of
Ned, Noble, Rowdy, and Hardshell. Flash flooding is expected to
begin shortly.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Decoy, Sikes, Evanston, Hardshell, Noble, Dice, Lunah, Ned, Guage,
Lambric, Daisydell, Camp Lewis and Rowdy.
LAT...LON 3739 8331 3764 8321 3764 8317 3761 8313
3763 8309 3759 8306 3758 8301 3755 8302
3754 8300 3751 8303 3752 8305 3752 8310
3750 8309 3746 8313 3743 8313 3735 8321
$$
JP2 follow-up statements
399
WGUS73 KJKL 210334
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1134 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017
KYC025-193-210430-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170521T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Perry KY-Breathitt KY-
1134 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL PERRY AND EASTERN BREATHITT COUNTIES...
At 1133 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain has falled across
the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Decoy, Sikes, Evanston, Hardshell, Noble, Dice, Lunah, Ned, Guage,
Lambric, Daisydell, Camp Lewis and Rowdy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3739 8331 3764 8321 3764 8317 3761 8313
3763 8309 3759 8306 3758 8301 3755 8302
3754 8300 3751 8303 3752 8305 3752 8310
3750 8309 3746 8313 3743 8313 3735 8321
$$
KAS893
WGUS73 KJKL 210424
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017
KYC025-193-210434-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170521T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Perry KY-Breathitt KY-
1224 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PERRY AND EASTERN
BREATHITT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM EDT...
The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any
remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3739 8331 3764 8321 3764 8317 3761 8313
3763 8309 3759 8306 3758 8301 3755 8302
3754 8300 3751 8303 3752 8305 3752 8310
3750 8309 3746 8313 3743 8313 3735 8321
$$
KASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 51 min |
| May 20, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 46 min |
| May 20, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin | 41 min |
| May 20, 9:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Pike | 37 min |
| May 20, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson | 26 min |
| May 20, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 39 min |
| May 20, 9:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 3 hr |
| May 20, 9:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson | 3 hr |
| May 20, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott | 44 min |
| May 20, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery | 49 min |
| May 20, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell | 41 min |
| May 20, 10:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher | 3 hr |
| May 20, 11:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 37 min |
| May 20, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 33 min |
| May 20, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee, Owsley | 33 min |
| May 20, 11:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Knox, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe | 112 min |
| May 20, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 37 min |
| May 21, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 30 min |
| May 21, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Wolfe | 26 min |
| May 21, 12:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Wolfe | 2 hr |
| May 21, 12:39 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin | 6 hr |
| May 21, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 36 min |
| May 21, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 25 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.