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Areal Flood Warning 22, NWS Jackson, KY

March 1, 2021Martin County, Pike County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this areal flood warning at Mar 1, 2021, 3:59 PM EST for Martin County, Pike County, Kentucky. It was in force for 25 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: Mar 1, 2021, 3:59 PM EST (20:59 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2021, 5:00 PM EST
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Flood severity: None

Counties Martin County, KY, Pike County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 265 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 808 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -301 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Mar 1, 1:01 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 1:01 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 7:38 AM EST, 8 hours 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
738 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-021545-
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
738 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Flooding will continue along rivers, creeks, and streams through
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Flooding will continue along the Kentucky, Red, Cumberland, and
Big Sandy river basins through at least Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of flooding or
rainfall amounts over an inch through today.

KAS/HAL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 1, 2:19 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 2:20 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 2:25 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 2:33 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 2:38 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 1, 2:52 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 7:13 PM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Magoffin	11 hr
Feb 28, 7:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay, Leslie, Owsley, Perry	57 min
Feb 28, 7:49 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Laurel and 6 more	34 min
Feb 28, 8:14 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Owsley and 4 more	3 hr
Feb 28, 8:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knott, Pike	59 min
Feb 28, 8:17 PM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt	56 hr
Feb 28, 8:22 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox and 8 more	3 hr
Feb 28, 8:22 PM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Clay	29 hr
Feb 28, 9:06 PM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Johnson	61 hr
Feb 28, 9:11 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	49 min
Feb 28, 9:20 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne	25 min
Feb 28, 9:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Leslie	45 min
Feb 28, 9:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley	35 min
Feb 28, 10:02 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 4 more	9 hr
Feb 28, 10:18 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Lee and 7 more	4 hr
Feb 28, 10:38 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell, Clay, Knox, Leslie	52 min
Feb 28, 10:56 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more	4 hr
Feb 28, 11:15 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Owsley and 4 more	4 hr
Feb 28, 11:18 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox and 8 more	4 hr
Feb 28, 11:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Harlan	32 min
Mar 1, 2:33 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Lee and 7 more	15 hr
Mar 1, 2:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Magoffin and 5 more	13 hr
Mar 1, 2:43 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Pike	13 hr
Mar 1, 2:48 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Magoffin, Owsley and 1 more	13 hr
Mar 1, 2:52 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Leslie and 4 more	13 hr
Mar 1, 2:58 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott and 12 more	13 hr
Mar 1, 3:02 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 4 more	7 hr
Mar 1, 4:14 AM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Perry	18 hr
Mar 1, 4:14 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Letcher	3 hr
Mar 1, 5:55 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Pike	31 hr
Mar 1, 6:10 AM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Pike	17 hr
Mar 1, 6:50 AM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Letcher	74 min
Mar 1, 8:08 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Letcher	6 hr
Mar 1, 8:18 AM EST	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Harlan	12 hr
Mar 1, 8:38 AM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Magoffin	17 hr
Mar 1, 10:05 AM EST	River Flood Warning	JKL	Bell	12 hr
Mar 1, 2:00 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Morgan	3 hr
Mar 1, 3:38 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Magoffin, Morgan, Rowan	44 hr
Mar 1, 4:03 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Leslie, Perry	14 days
Mar 1, 5:42 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt	9 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.