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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY

May 25, 2020Bath County, Rowan County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2020, 8:32 PM EDT for Bath County, Rowan County, Kentucky. It was in force for 103 min. 2 reports 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 25, 2020, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2020, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
103 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bath County, KY, Rowan County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 8:40 PM EDTFLASH FLOODFarmers, KYSIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING AND HOMES SURROUNDED BY WATER IN THE FARMERS COMMUNITY.
May 25, 8:45 PM EDTFLASH FLOODFreestone, KYHUNGRY HOLLOW RD CLOSED DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2020-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2020-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

846 
WGUS53 KJKL 260032
FFWJKL
KYC011-205-260330-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0013.200526T0032Z-200526T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
832 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020

The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  East central Bath County in east central Kentucky...
  Southwestern Rowan County in east central Kentucky...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 832 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding 
  south of Morehead. Flash flooding is already occurring.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Morehead, Salt Lick, Farmers, Midland, Bluestone, Freestone and
  Lakeview Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 8346 3810 8347 3811 8361 3815 8362

$$

KAS
1 follow-up statement
725 
WGUS73 KJKL 260215
FFSJKL

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
1015 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020

KYC011-205-260225-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200526T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bath KY-Rowan KY-
1015 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BATH AND SOUTHWESTERN
ROWAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3818 8346 3810 8347 3811 8361 3815 8362

$$

KAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 2:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLRockcastle3 hr
May 26, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.