Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 34, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT for Laurel County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Laurel County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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, 4:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Victory, KY | LAUREL COUNTY 911 CALL CENTER REPORTED A WATER RESCUE ALONG HIGHWAY 578 IN THE 800 BLOCK. |
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 459 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
969
WGUS53 KJKL 112023
FFWJKL
KYC125-112330-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0034.210611T2023Z-210611T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
423 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have 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...
Atlanta, Victory, Greenmount, East Bernstadt and Maplesville.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3728 8411 3722 8418 3713 8403 3721 8397
3729 8409
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GREIF2 follow-up statements
633
WGUS73 KJKL 112135
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
535 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KYC125-112330-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210611T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Laurel KY-
535 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAUREL COUNTY...
At 535 PM EDT, emergency management reported a water rescue along
Highway 578. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen from slow
moving thunderstorms earlier this afternoon. Flash flooding is
occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Atlanta, Victory, Greenmount, East Bernstadt and Maplesville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3728 8411 3722 8418 3713 8403 3721 8397
3729 8409
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
GEERTSON324
WGUS73 KJKL 112328
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
728 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KYC125-112338-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0034.000000T0000Z-210611T2330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Laurel KY-
728 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEASTERN LAUREL COUNTY...
Flood waters are receding and flash flooding is no longer expected
to pose a threat. Please continue to heed 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 3728 8411 3722 8418 3713 8403 3721 8397
3729 8409
$$
GEERTSONThe 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, 5:56 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Wolfe | 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, 4:26 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.