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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 2, 2018, 8:06 PM EDT for Knott County, Perry County, Kentucky. It was in force for 84 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2018, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2018, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 84 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Knott County, KY, Perry County, KY
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 525 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1198 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
902 WGUS53 KJKL 030006 FFWJKL KYC119-193-030130- /O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0021.180703T0006Z-180703T0130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service JACKSON KY 806 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018 The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East central Perry County in southeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Knott County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 806 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... Hazard, Hindman, Vicco, Elic, Smithsboro, Cody, Sassafras, Anco, Viper, Carr Creek, Diablock and Wiscoal. Additional rainfall amounts of an inch or so are possible in the warned area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3733 8298 3722 8295 3713 8317 3724 8320 $$ GREIF
2 follow-up statements
236 WGUS73 KJKL 030042 FFSJKL Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 842 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018 KYC119-193-030130- /O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180703T0130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Perry KY-Knott KY- 842 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTIES... At 841 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hazard, Hindman, Vicco, Elic, Smithsboro, Cody, Sassafras, Anco, Viper, Carr Creek, Diablock and Wiscoal. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely. A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately. Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 3733 8298 3722 8295 3713 8317 3724 8320 $$ GREIF
110 WGUS73 KJKL 030131 FFSJKL Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service JACKSON KY 931 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018 KYC119-193-030141- /O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180703T0130Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Perry KY-Knott KY- 931 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures. LAT...LON 3733 8298 3722 8295 3713 8317 3724 8320 $$ GREIF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Perry | 38 min |
| Jul 2, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 8:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 118 min |
| Jul 2, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 9:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 86 min |
| Jul 2, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 55 min |
| Jul 2, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 53 min |
| Jul 2, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin, Morgan | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 51 min |
| Jul 2, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 3:20 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.