Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2018
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 31, 2018, 5:42 PM EDT for Laurel County, McCreary County, Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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 31, 2018, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2018, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 6:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sse Faber, KY | MAUNEY CHAPEL ROAD WASHED OUT. |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 236 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
- 1202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 822 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted.
197
WGUS53 KJKL 312142
FFWJKL
KYC125-147-235-010045-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0013.180531T2142Z-180601T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
542 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2018
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
Northeastern McCreary County in south central Kentucky...
Northwestern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 845 PM EDT
* At 541 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...
Honeybee, Holly Bay Rec. Area, Cumberland Falls S.P., Barton,
Grove, Lily, Lesbas, Huxley, Baldrock, Dorthae, Deering, North
Corbin, Walden, Woodbine, Keavy, Faber, Youngs Creek, Vox, Bark
Camp and Rye.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3692 8446 3706 8412 3708 8399 3698 8404
3697 8407 3695 8410 3693 8408 3690 8408
3689 8407 3686 8406 3685 8405 3682 8446
$$
KAS1 follow-up statement
649
WGUS73 KJKL 010038
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
838 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2018
KYC125-147-235-010047-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180601T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Laurel KY-McCreary KY-Whitley KY-
838 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2018
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAUREL...NORTHEASTERN
MCCREARY AND NORTHWESTERN WHITLEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM
EDT...
Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3692 8446 3706 8412 3708 8399 3698 8404
3697 8407 3695 8410 3693 8408 3690 8408
3689 8407 3686 8406 3685 8405 3682 8446
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 12:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Montgomery, Powell | 3 hr |
| May 31, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 47 min |
| May 31, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 26 min |
| May 31, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 30 min |
| May 31, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee, Wolfe | 29 min |
| May 31, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 31 min |
| May 31, 1:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 35 min |
| May 31, 2:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 11 hr |
| May 31, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 24 min |
| May 31, 2:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 36 min |
| May 31, 2:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Powell, Wolfe | 23 min |
| May 31, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike | 28 min |
| May 31, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Leslie | 33 min |
| May 31, 3:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley | 3 hr |
| May 31, 3:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie | 3 hr |
| May 31, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin, Pike | 36 min |
| May 31, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 45 min |
| May 31, 4:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 43 min |
| May 31, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 34 min |
| May 31, 4:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 2 hr |
| May 31, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Whitley | 41 min |
| May 31, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Elliott, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 4 more | 46 min |
| May 31, 4:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 3 hr |
| May 31, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Fleming, Rowan | 24 min |
| May 31, 5:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 3 hr |
| May 31, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Wayne | 27 min |
| May 31, 5:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 3 hr |
| May 31, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 44 min |
| May 31, 5:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| May 31, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 33 min |
| May 31, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 3 hr |
| May 31, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 47 min |
| May 31, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 29 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.