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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Jackson, KY

March 21, 2020Whitley County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood warning at Mar 21, 2020, 1:10 PM EDT for Whitley County, Kentucky. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2020, 1:10 PM EDT (17:10 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2020, 4:14 PM EDT
In force
27 hr
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 17:12 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 22.57 ft at Mar 22, 2020, 1:00 AM EDT.

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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 Mar 20, 5:50 PM EDT, 19 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 5:50 PM EDT, 19 hours 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 4:15 PM EDT, 20 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson KY
415 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020

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Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
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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
415 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible through early this evening. Some
storms may contain strong winds gusts or even an isolated tornado.
Additionally, locally heavy rainfall will be possible where
multiple storms pass repeatedly across the same areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday
night, and again on Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are requested to call in any storm or flood report
through tonight.

GREIF/DJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 10:17 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLOwsley29 hr
Mar 20, 11:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningJKLEstill47 hr
Mar 20, 11:30 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLKnox42 hr
Mar 20, 11:30 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLWhitley48 hr
Mar 21, 3:29 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLFloyd25 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020

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.