Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 4:31 PM EST for 10 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 6 hr. 9 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
- Feb 28, 2021, 4:31 PM EST (21:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2021, 10:02 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Estill County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Lee County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Powell County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:50 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Clover Bottom, KY | SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER MORE THAN SIX INCHES DEEP WITH DEBRIS OVER US 421. |
| Feb 28, 5:00 PM EST | FLOOD | Clover Bottom, KY | FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THE CLOVER BOTTOM AREA. |
| Feb 28, 5:07 PM EST | FLOOD | 1 Nnw Roundstone, KY | REPORT FROM MPING: RIVER/CREEK OVERFLOWING; CROPLAND/YARD FLOODING. |
| Feb 28, 5:10 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Conway, KY | REPORT FROM MPING: STREET/ROAD FLOODING; STREET/ROAD CLOSED. |
| Feb 28, 5:12 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Snider, KY | REPORT FROM MPING: STREET/ROAD FLOODING; STREET/ROAD CLOSED. |
| Feb 28, 5:45 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Lee City, KY | WATER FROM THE RED RIVER FLOODING THE LEE CITY STOCKYARDS. |
| Feb 28, 7:00 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Clover Bottom, KY | FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS CONTINUES AND WATER HAS RISEN A FEW FEET IN THE LAST 2 HOURS AND AT LEAST 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER OVER A ROADWAY IN THE CLOVER BOTTOM AREA. |
| Feb 28, 7:37 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Lee City, KY | WATER RESCUE. |
| Feb 28, 8:13 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Morrill, KY | REPORT OF WATER OVER THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 421 AND HIGHWAY 3447 AND THAT A PIECE OF THE ROAD WAS ABOUT TO WASH AWAY. |
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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
742
WGUS53 KJKL 282131
FFWJKL
KYC065-109-115-129-153-165-175-197-203-237-010315-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0003.210228T2131Z-210301T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
431 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Estill County in east central Kentucky...
Southeastern Menifee County in east central Kentucky...
Southern Powell County in east central Kentucky...
Western Johnson County in northeastern Kentucky...
Northwestern Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky...
Northwestern Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky...
Northern Lee County in southeastern Kentucky...
Northwestern Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...
Central Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
Wolfe County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 1015 PM EST.
* At 431 PM EST, 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...
West Liberty, Irvine, Campton, Boone, Henry, Lewis, Fincastle,
Ravenna, Rogers, Torrent, Booth, Whisman, Glencairn, Pine Ridge,
Jenson, Zachariah, Koomer Ridge Campground, Leeco, Natural Bridge
S.P. and High Falls.
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 3740 8447 3749 8445 3747 8437 3754 8435
3752 8427 3752 8420 3756 8417 3757 8409
3764 8413 3767 8409 3776 8409 3797 8302
3796 8299 3794 8302 3781 8299
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GEOGERIAN2 follow-up statements
035
WGUS73 KJKL 010016
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
716 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
KYC065-109-115-129-153-165-175-197-203-237-010315-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210301T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Estill KY-Jackson KY-Johnson KY-Lee KY-Magoffin KY-Menifee KY-Morgan
KY-Powell KY-Rockcastle KY-Wolfe KY-
716 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR ESTILL, SOUTHEASTERN MENIFEE, SOUTHERN POWELL, WESTERN
JOHNSON, NORTHWESTERN ROCKCASTLE, NORTHWESTERN JACKSON, NORTHERN
LEE, NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN, CENTRAL MORGAN AND WOLFE COUNTIES...
At 716 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain are slowly sinking south across the warned area. Flash flooding
is ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
West Liberty, Irvine, Campton, Boone, Henry, Lewis, Fincastle,
Ravenna, Rogers, Torrent, Booth, Whisman, Glencairn, Pine Ridge,
Jenson, Zachariah, Koomer Ridge Campground, Leeco, Natural Bridge
S.P. and High Falls.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3740 8447 3749 8445 3747 8437 3754 8435
3752 8427 3752 8420 3756 8417 3757 8409
3764 8413 3767 8409 3776 8409 3797 8302
3796 8299 3794 8302 3781 8299
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GREIF125
WGUS73 KJKL 010302
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1002 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
KYC065-109-115-129-153-165-175-197-203-237-010312-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210301T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Estill KY-Jackson KY-Johnson KY-Lee KY-Magoffin KY-Menifee KY-Morgan
KY-Powell KY-Rockcastle KY-Wolfe KY-
1002 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ESTILL, SOUTHEASTERN MENIFEE, SOUTHERN
POWELL, WESTERN JOHNSON, NORTHWESTERN ROCKCASTLE, NORTHWESTERN
JACKSON, NORTHERN LEE, NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN, CENTRAL MORGAN AND
WOLFE COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3740 8447 3749 8445 3747 8437 3754 8435
3752 8427 3752 8420 3756 8417 3757 8409
3764 8413 3767 8409 3776 8409 3797 8302
3796 8299 3794 8302 3781 8299
$$
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, 12:31 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Perry and 1 more | 2 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.