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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Jackson, KY
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:40 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Farmers, KY | SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING AND HOMES SURROUNDED BY WATER IN THE FARMERS COMMUNITY. |
| May 25, 8:45 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Freestone, KY | HUNGRY 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 29 min |
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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.