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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Jackson, KY

June 20, 2019McCreary County, Wayne County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2019, 7:03 AM EDT for McCreary County, Wayne County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 2019, 7:03 AM EDT (11:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2019, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties McCreary County, KY, Wayne County, KY

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:04 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2019-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 406 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2019-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
406 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 20, 6:07 AM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 6:07 AM EDT, 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 4:47 AM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
447 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-080-085>088-104-106>120-211100-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Laurel-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-
Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-
Letcher-Martin-Pike-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville,
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna,
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee,
Annville, London, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville,
Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Sandy Hook,
West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Prestonsburg,
Wheelwright, Beattyville, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes,
Booneville, Hazard, Manchester, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Inez,
Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
447 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible through today, with best chances
during the afternoon and evening. Some storms will be capable of
producing strong wind gusts and heavy to torrential rainfall.
Flash flooding will also remain a threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms will be possible at times from Friday evening
through Wednesday. Thunderstorms may produce locally heavy
rainfall and flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of high water or
flash flooding. Spotters are also encouraged to report any
instances of damaging wind gusts and hail.

KYZ079-083-084-211100-
Pulaski-Wayne-McCreary-
Including the cities of Burnside, Somerset, Monticello, Stearns,
and Whitley City
447 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible through today, with best chances
during the afternoon and evening. Some storms will be capable of
producing strong wind gusts and heavy to torrential rainfall.
Isolated flash flooding will remain a threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms will be possible at times from Friday evening
through Wednesday. Thunderstorms may produce locally heavy
rainfall and flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of high water or
flash flooding. Spotters are also encouraged to report any
instances of damaging wind gusts and hail.

JMW/HAL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 9:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski, Wayne38 min
Jun 19, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLFleming24 min
Jun 19, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle31 min
Jun 19, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLaurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne44 min
Jun 19, 10:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLEstill, Jackson, Rockcastle33 min
Jun 19, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley46 min
Jun 19, 11:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMcCreary, Wayne, Whitley2 hr
Jun 19, 11:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley117 min
Jun 19, 11:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Clay, Knox, Leslie, Perry32 min
Jun 20, 12:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Leslie, Perry34 min
Jun 20, 5:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMcCreary, Wayne3 hr
Jun 20, 5:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMcCreary, Whitley3 hr
Jun 20, 7:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski, Wayne3 hr
Jun 20, 7:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley3 hr
Jun 20, 8:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMcCreary, Whitley62 min
Jun 20, 8:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLKnox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley3 hr
Jun 20, 10:28 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski, Wayne3 hr
Jun 20, 12:35 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill43 hr
Jun 20, 12:37 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLLee35 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.