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Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 5:56 AM EDT for Breathitt County, Lee County, Wolfe County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2021, 5:56 AM EDT (09:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2021, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Lee County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:00 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Whynot, KY | WATER WAS OVER THE ROAD BETWEEN MM 2 AND 3 ALONG HIGHWAY 52. |
| Jun 11, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.38 | 2 Nne Mount Olive, KY | 24 HOUR TOTAL AS OF 9 AM. |
| Jun 11, 9:00 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.4 | 1 Wnw Wilhurst, KY | 24 HOUR TOTAL AS OF 9 AM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
827
WGUS53 KJKL 110956
FFWJKL
KYC025-129-237-111300-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0028.210611T0956Z-210611T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
556 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky...
Northern Lee County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southwestern Wolfe County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 556 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving showers and
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2 inches of rain has fallen since 5 am. 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...
Fincastle, Booth, Whisman, Grannie, Zoe, Flat, Fillmore,
Zachariah, Mary, Widecreek, Leeco, Fixer, Standing Rock, Mount
Olive, Greeley, Lane, War Creek, Bethany, Pence and Hollonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3757 8384 3760 8387 3761 8385 3764 8381
3767 8382 3772 8374 3772 8371 3770 8362
3769 8338 3764 8341 3760 8342 3757 8349
3756 8356 3757 8355 3764 8357
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GEOGERIAN3 follow-up statements
857
WGUS73 KJKL 111032
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
632 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KYC025-129-237-111300-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210611T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Lee KY-Wolfe KY-
632 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT, NORTHERN LEE AND SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE
COUNTIES...
At 632 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving showers and
thunderstorms continuing to produce heavy rain across the warned
area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fincastle, Booth, Whisman, Grannie, Zoe, Flat, Fillmore,
Zachariah, Mary, Widecreek, Leeco, Fixer, Standing Rock, Mount
Olive, Greeley, Lane, War Creek, Bethany, Pence and Hollonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3757 8384 3760 8387 3761 8385 3764 8381
3767 8382 3772 8374 3772 8371 3770 8362
3769 8338 3764 8341 3760 8342 3757 8349
3756 8356 3757 8355 3764 8357
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GEOGERIAN610
WGUS73 KJKL 111242
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
842 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KYC025-237-111252-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210611T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Wolfe KY-
842 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT AND
SOUTHWESTERN WOLFE COUNTIES...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT Saturday for
portions of east central Kentucky...northeast Kentucky...south
central Kentucky and southeast Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3757 8384 3760 8387 3761 8385 3764 8381
3767 8382 3767 8381 3772 8374 3772 8371
3768 8363 3767 8362 3764 8352 3757 8355
3756 8356 3764 8357
$$
KYC129-111300-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210611T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lee KY-
842 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING
FOR NORTHERN LEE COUNTY...
At 842 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heaviest rainfall
has subsided across the warned area; however, runoff from previous
rainfall will continue to cause flash flooding in low lying areas.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fincastle, Mount Olive, Fixer, Zoe, Greeley, Zachariah, Leeco,
Standing Rock, Whynot, Old Landing, Crystal, Pinnacle, Willow
Shoals, Fillmore and Widecreek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3757 8384 3760 8387 3761 8385 3764 8381
3767 8382 3767 8381 3772 8374 3772 8371
3768 8363 3767 8362 3764 8352 3757 8355
3756 8356 3764 8357
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GEOGERIAN978
WGUS73 KJKL 111251
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
851 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KYC129-111301-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210611T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lee KY-
851 AM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY...
Flash flooding has subsided across the warned area; however,
flooding will continue to affect the area through late this morning
and a flood warning remains in effect until 11 AM. Please continue
to heed any remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT Saturday for
portions of east central Kentucky...northeast Kentucky...south
central Kentucky and southeast Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3757 8384 3760 8387 3761 8385 3764 8381
3767 8382 3767 8381 3772 8374 3772 8371
3768 8363 3767 8362 3764 8352 3757 8355
3756 8356 3764 8357
$$
GEOGERIANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 10:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Owsley | 119 min |
| Jun 10, 10:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, Rockcastle | 20 min |
| Jun 11, 12:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Laurel, Rockcastle | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd and 23 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Wolfe | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Lee | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 6:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell, Wolfe | 114 min |
| Jun 11, 7:28 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Menifee | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Wolfe | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Whitley | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 1:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Lee | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Magoffin | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Owsley | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Laurel, Leslie | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Lee, Powell | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Menifee | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 3:57 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 13 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Harlan | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Laurel | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knox, Laurel | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Montgomery, Powell | 118 min |
| Jun 11, 5:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Laurel | 107 min |
| Jun 11, 5:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 105 min |
| Jun 11, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 26 min |
| Jun 11, 6:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 23 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.