Alert archive / Kentucky / River Flood Warnings in 2019
River Flood Warning 6, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood warning at Feb 20, 2019, 6:02 AM EST for Whitley County, Kentucky. It took effect at Feb 20, 2019, 3:17 PM EST. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2019, 6:02 AM EST (11:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2019, 3:17 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2019, 8:08 PM EST
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:02 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 Cumberland River at Williamsburg (WLBK2). The gauge peaked at 28.58 ft at Feb 25, 2019, 5:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 21 ft
- Moderate stage
- 27.5 ft
- Major stage
- 32 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03404000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 20, 4:54 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 4:54 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 4:29 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 429 AM EST Wed Feb 20 2019 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-211230- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-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, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns, Whitley City, 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 429 AM EST Wed Feb 20 2019 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Rounds of moderate to at times heavy rain are expected through tonight. This additional rainfall on already saturated ground will bringing a threat of flooding to creeks, streams, and rivers across the area. A few thunderstorms will also be possible this afternoon into evening. Please see the latest Flood Watch for more information. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. High water is expected on portions of the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers into the the weekend. Additional rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall could bring a renewed threat of flooding this weekend. Thunderstorms are possible Saturday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report observed rainfall and any reports of flooding over the next few days. JP/KAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 8:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:26 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Jackson and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 11:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Jackson and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Johnson, Knott and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:55 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 4 days |
| Feb 20, 3:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 92 min |
| Feb 20, 5:15 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Jackson and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell | 25 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox | 48 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:24 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Owsley | 43 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:43 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 3 more | 62 min |
| Feb 20, 6:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery and 2 more | 117 min |
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.