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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood warning at Dec 16, 2018, 9:40 AM EST for Estill County, Kentucky. It took effect at Dec 16, 2018, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2018, 9:40 AM EST (14:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2018, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2018, 2:44 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Estill County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:44 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 river
Written for the forecast point Kentucky River near Ravenna (RAVK2).
- 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 5:43 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Owsley | 17 hr |
| Dec 16, 12:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Magoffin | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.