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Areal Flood Warning 1, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this areal flood warning at Feb 27, 2021, 5:28 AM EST for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 11 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
- Feb 27, 2021, 5:28 AM EST (10:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2021, 4:31 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Clay County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Feb 27, 3:51 AM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 3:51 AM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 4:56 AM EST, 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 456 AM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-104-106>109-111- 112-114-281300- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson- Wolfe-Magoffin-Lee-Breathitt-Owsley- 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, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Beattyville, Jackson, and Booneville 456 AM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Heavy rainfall is expected early this morning, mainly south of the Mountain Parkway. This could lead to some minor flooding. Heavy rainfall, aided by a few thunderstorms, is expected tonight. This will lead to a threat for flooding of creeks and rivers. In addition, flash flooding is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Heavy rainfall will continue through Sunday night. A few thunderstorms are possible through Sunday evening. This will lead to a threat for flooding of creeks and rivers. In addition, flash flooding is also possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of flooding or rainfall amounts over an inch through Sunday night. KYZ085>088-110-113-115>120-281300- Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Floyd-Knott-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher- Martin-Pike- Including the cities of Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro, Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Prestonsburg, Wheelwright, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Hazard, Manchester, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Inez, Coal Run, Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson 456 AM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Heavy rainfall is expected early this morning. This could lead to some minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Heavy rainfall is expected Sunday and Sunday night. A few thunderstorms are possible through Sunday evening. This will lead to a threat for flooding of creeks and rivers. In addition, flash flooding is also possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of flooding or rainfall amounts over an inch through Sunday night. KAS/HAL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:43 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 36 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:59 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Owsley | 3 days |
| Feb 27, 1:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 6 days |
| Feb 27, 1:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 4 days |
| Feb 27, 6:37 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher and 1 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Kentucky, 2021Every areal flood warning in 2021
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.