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River Flood Advisory 18, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood advisory at Dec 23, 2017, 5:21 PM EST for Lee County, Kentucky. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2017, 5:21 PM EST (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2017, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lee County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Kentucky River at Heidelberg (HLDK2). The gauge peaked at 18.18 ft at Dec 24, 2017, 7:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03282000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 8:40 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Rockcastle | 6 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Owsley and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Knox and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher, Pike | 32 min |
| Dec 23, 9:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 10:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 3 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:21 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 56 hr |
| Dec 23, 5:21 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.