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River Flood Advisory 6, NWS Jackson, KY

April 23, 2017Estill County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood advisory at Apr 23, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT for Estill County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 23, 2017, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2017, 5:00 PM 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 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Kentucky River near Ravenna (RAVK2). The gauge peaked at 21.55 ft at Apr 25, 2017, 5:00 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood advisory went out at Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 2:13 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 6:50 AM EDT, 8 hours 12 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson KY
650 AM EDT Sun Apr 23 2017

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-104-106>109-111-112-114-119-241400-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Lee-Breathitt-
Owsley-Martin-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville,
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna,
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee,
Annville, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton,
Salyersville, Beattyville, Jackson, Booneville, and Inez
650 AM EDT Sun Apr 23 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Rainfall over the headwaters of the Cumberland and Kentucky
Rivers through tonight will lead to significant rises on these
tributaries and may result in minor flooding along rivers into
early next week.

Thunderstorms will be possible late Wednesday night through early
Thursday evening.

Thunderstorms are possible at times again from Friday through
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

KYZ079-080-083>088-110-113-115>118-120-241400-
Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Floyd-
Knott-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello,
Stearns, Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville,
Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Prestonsburg,
Wheelwright, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Manchester, Hyden,
Jenkins, Whitesburg, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville,
and South Williamson
650 AM EDT Sun Apr 23 2017

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this morning.

Showers will likely bring some heavy to excessive rainfall to
locations generally south and east of the Hal Rogers Parkway and
Highway 80 corridor today. As a result, flash flooding will be
possible - particularly in and near the higher terrain along the
Virginia border.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Rainfall over the headwaters of the Cumberland and Kentucky
Rivers through tonight will lead to significant rises on these
tributaries and may result in flooding along rivers into the start
of next week.

Thunderstorms will be possible late Wednesday night through early
Thursday evening.

Thunderstorms are possible at times again from Friday through
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are asked to report heavy rainfall, above 1 inch, and
any signs of flooding to the National Weather Service.

GREIF/KAS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 23, 12:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1230 PM EDT SUN APR 23 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     FLOOD            1 W MOUNTAIN ASH        36.66N 84.15W
04/23/2017                   WHITLEY            KY   911 CALL CENTER

            WOLF CREEK RIVER ROAD CLOSED.

&&

JCARICO

Local storm report, Apr 23, 2:16 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 1:20 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell	19 hr
Apr 23, 1:20 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Knox	41 hr
Apr 23, 1:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Whitley	4 days
Apr 23, 12:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne and 1 more	6 hr
Apr 23, 12:58 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Lee	4 days
Apr 23, 1:42 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Knox	58 hr
Apr 23, 5:01 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell	39 hr
Apr 23, 6:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Harlan	3 hr
Apr 23, 6:11 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Harlan	20 hr
Apr 23, 6:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley	118 min
Apr 23, 7:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.