Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2021, 1:54 AM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 28, 2021, 1:54 AM EDT (05:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bell County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted.
808
WGUS53 KJKL 280554
FFWJKL
KYC013-147-231-235-280945-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0016.210328T0554Z-210328T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
154 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern McCreary County in south central Kentucky...
Southwestern Wayne County in south central Kentucky...
Southern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...
Southwestern Bell County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 154 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by 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...
Middlesboro, Hollyhill, Strunk, Zion Hill, Pine Knot, Ayers,
Jellico Creek, Stearns, Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Blue Heron,
Red Ash, Saxton, Lot, Co-Operative, Packard, Polly Camp,
Nevisdale, Gatliff and Wilkerson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 8484 3661 8499 3670 8502 3671 8439
3665 8357 3661 8365 3658 8369
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-1.5 INCHES IN 2 HOURS
$$
GREIF2 follow-up statements
559
WGUS73 KJKL 280741
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
341 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
KYC013-147-231-235-280945-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210328T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bell KY-McCreary KY-Wayne KY-Whitley KY-
341 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN MCCREARY, SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE, SOUTHERN WHITLEY
AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL COUNTIES...
At 341 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Middlesboro, Hollyhill, Strunk, Zion Hill, Pine Knot, Ayers,
Jellico Creek, Stearns, Mountain Ash, Pleasant View, Blue Heron,
Red Ash, Saxton, Lot, Co-Operative, Packard, Polly Camp,
Nevisdale, Gatliff and Wilkerson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 8484 3661 8499 3670 8502 3671 8439
3665 8357 3661 8365 3658 8369
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GREIF785
WGUS73 KJKL 280944
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
544 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
KYC013-147-231-235-280954-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210328T0945Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bell KY-McCreary KY-Wayne KY-Whitley KY-
544 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 545 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHERN
MCCREARY, SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE, SOUTHERN WHITLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL
COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3661 8484 3661 8499 3670 8502 3671 8439
3665 8357 3658 8369
$$
JPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 11:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 9 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 32 min |
| Mar 28, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 1:09 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 5 days |
| Mar 28, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 31 min |
| Mar 28, 1:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 6 min |
| Mar 28, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 2:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 20 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Letcher, McCreary, Whitley | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 3:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher | 67 min |
| Mar 28, 5:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 11 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Bell | 32 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:04 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 62 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:25 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Knox, McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 28 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 26 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan | 13 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:20 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:39 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 29 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:44 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Letcher | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 10:18 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Letcher | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Perry | 25 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 46 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 66 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:47 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:04 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Pike | 15 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Owsley | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:19 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd | 63 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:25 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Leslie, Perry | 8 days |
| Mar 28, 7:15 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt | 40 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.