Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2017
Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 5, 2017, 3:57 PM EDT for Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 2 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
- Jun 5, 2017, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Greenup County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
218
WGUS51 KRLX 051957
FFWRLX
KYC089-052200-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0021.170605T1957Z-170605T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
357 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky...
* Until 600 PM EDT
* At 356 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...
Portsmouth, Greenup, Load, Greenbo Lake, Oldtown, Letitia, Franklin
Furnace, South Shore, Grays Branch, Sciotoville, South Portsmouth
and Warnock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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 3864 8305 3866 8305 3868 8303 3870 8304
3873 8302 3872 8298 3875 8292 3876 8289
3873 8287 3869 8288 3866 8286 3855 8284
3840 8287 3847 8305 3864 8307
$$
132 follow-up statements
273
WGUS71 KRLX 052051
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
451 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
KYC089-052200-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170605T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Greenup KY-
451 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
GREENUP COUNTY...
At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already
fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.
Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Portsmouth, Greenup, Load, Greenbo Lake, Oldtown, Letitia, Franklin
Furnace, South Shore, Grays Branch, Sciotoville, South Portsmouth and
Warnock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.
You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the
Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or
by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 8305 3866 8305 3868 8303 3870 8304
3873 8302 3872 8298 3875 8292 3876 8289
3873 8287 3869 8288 3866 8286 3855 8284
3840 8287 3847 8305 3864 8307
$$
13453
WGUS71 KRLX 052151
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
551 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
KYC089-052200-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170605T2200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Greenup KY-
551 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GREENUP COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM
EDT...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures. Additional showers and
thunderstorms may occur throughout the evening.
LAT...LON 3864 8305 3866 8305 3868 8303 3870 8304
3873 8302 3872 8298 3875 8292 3876 8289
3873 8287 3869 8288 3866 8286 3855 8284
3840 8287 3847 8305 3864 8307
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Greenup | 66 min |
| Jun 5, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 63 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.