Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 12:31 AM EST for 7 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2021, 12:31 AM EST (05:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2021, 2:38 AM EST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bell County, KY, Clay County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Perry County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 1023 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
228
WGUS53 KJKL 280531
FFWJKL
KYC013-051-121-125-131-193-235-280830-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0001.210228T0531Z-210228T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1231 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
Northeastern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...
Northern Bell County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southern Clay County in southeastern Kentucky...
Knox County in southeastern Kentucky...
Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky...
South Central Perry County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 330 AM EST.
* At 1231 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
London, Barbourville, Manchester, Hyden, Ogle, Hammond, Salt Gum,
Brightshade, Park Valley, House, Jonsee, Woollum, Lipps, Haven,
Cottongin, Goose Rock, Bluehole, Botto, Fount and Scalf.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3713 8412 3717 8384 3719 8352 3720 8340
3717 8322 3706 8313 3703 8319 3697 8335
3690 8359 3679 8379 3678 8401 3679 8413
3690 8421
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
$$
GREIF2 follow-up statements
683
WGUS73 KJKL 280637
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
137 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
KYC013-051-121-125-131-193-235-280830-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210228T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bell KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Laurel KY-Leslie KY-Perry KY-Whitley KY-
137 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL, NORTHEASTERN WHITLEY, NORTHERN
BELL, SOUTHERN CLAY, KNOX, LESLIE AND SOUTH CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES...
At 137 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms had
produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches
of rain fell. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
London, Barbourville, Manchester, Hyden, Ogle, Hammond, Salt Gum,
Brightshade, Park Valley, House, Jonsee, Woollum, Lipps, Haven,
Cottongin, Goose Rock, Bluehole, Botto, Fount and Scalf.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3713 8412 3717 8384 3719 8352 3720 8340
3717 8322 3706 8313 3703 8319 3697 8335
3690 8359 3679 8379 3678 8401 3679 8413
3690 8421
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
GREIF705
WGUS73 KJKL 280738
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
238 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
KYC013-051-121-125-131-193-235-280748-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210228T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bell KY-Clay KY-Knox KY-Laurel KY-Leslie KY-Perry KY-Whitley KY-
238 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAUREL,
NORTHEASTERN WHITLEY, NORTHERN BELL, SOUTHERN CLAY, KNOX, LESLIE AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EST Monday for portions
of northeast Kentucky...south central Kentucky and southeast
Kentucky.
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EST Monday for portions
of east central Kentucky...northeast Kentucky...south central
Kentucky and southeast Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3713 8412 3717 8384 3719 8352 3720 8340
3717 8322 3706 8313 3703 8319 3697 8335
3690 8359 3679 8379 3678 8401 3679 8413
3690 8421
$$
GREIFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 7:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:04 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd | 48 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Leslie, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:51 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 12:19 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Jackson, Knott, Laurel and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Leslie | 9 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Rowan | 4 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Powell | 3 days |
| Feb 28, 8:27 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Elliott, Estill, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Rowan | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt | 10 hr |
| Feb 28, 11:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 4 days |
| Feb 28, 11:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 61 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Laurel and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:10 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Lee and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 4:31 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:34 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Pike | 9 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:21 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Laurel and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 38 min |
| Feb 28, 6:46 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Knott, Leslie and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel | 44 min |
| Feb 28, 6:52 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Owsley, Pike | 8 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.