Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 5:34 PM EST for 10 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 9 hr. 10 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, 5:34 PM EST (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2021, 2:38 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Breathitt County, KY, Estill County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Lee County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Wolfe County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 6:23 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sse Gullett, KY | SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OVER KY 30 JUST NORTHEAST OF MILL BRANCH ROAD MAKING IMPASSABLE. |
| Feb 28, 6:25 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Brodhead, KY | MULTIPLE STREETS COVERED WITH WATER AND HAD TO BE CLOSED, INCLUDING SILVER STREET, CHURCH ST, AND HIGHWAY 2250. |
| Feb 28, 6:45 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ene Spiro, KY | EVACUATIONS DUE TO FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDING HOMES ON FREEDOM SCHOOL ROAD. |
| 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, 7:16 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Vancleve, KY | MULTIPLE SIDE STREETS WITH AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER THEM. WATER SURROUNDING HOUSES AND GETTING INTO GARAGES. |
| Feb 28, 8:50 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Salyersville, KY | DOWNTOWN SALYERSVILLE FLOODING EXTENSIVELY. |
| Feb 28, 8:56 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Salyersville, KY | WATER RESCUES AT THE NURSING HOME ARE UNDERWAY. |
| Feb 28, 9:48 PM EST | FLOOD | 2 Nnw Curt, KY | HIGHWAY 30 WEST SHUTDOWN AT MILE MARKER 10 TO 11. |
| Feb 28, 9:50 PM EST | FLOOD | 1 Ssw Paxton, KY | HIGHWAY 1812 CLOSED IN VANCLEVE AREA. |
| Feb 28, 10:00 PM EST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Maretburg, KY | WATER RESECUE ON FREEDOM SCHOOL RD. UNDERWAY. PERSON IS TRAPPED IN THEIR CAR SURROUNDED BY FLOOD WATERS. |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 233 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.
864
WGUS53 KJKL 282234
FFWJKL
KYC025-065-109-129-153-175-189-199-203-237-010430-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0004.210228T2234Z-210301T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
534 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Estill County in east central Kentucky...
Northern Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky...
Northern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky...
Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky...
Lee County in southeastern Kentucky...
Central Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southwestern Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
Northern Owsley County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Wolfe County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 1130 PM EST.
* At 534 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...
Mount Vernon, Jackson, Salyersville, Beattyville, McKee,
Booneville, Mason, Simpson, Science Hill, Wild Dog, Earnestville,
Banford, Delvinta, Travellers Rest, Vincent, Cressmont, Arvel, New
Zion, Old Orchard and Ida May.
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 3733 8450 3743 8447 3781 8299 3761 8294
3731 8410 3729 8411 3731 8411 3732 8409
3734 8412 3729 8419 3711 8487 3714 8486
3736 8456
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GEOGERIAN4 follow-up statements
664
WGUS73 KJKL 010019
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
719 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
KYC025-065-109-129-153-175-189-199-203-237-010430-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210301T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Estill KY-Jackson KY-Lee KY-Magoffin KY-Morgan KY-
Owsley KY-Pulaski KY-Rockcastle KY-Wolfe KY-
719 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESTILL, NORTHERN PULASKI, ROCKCASTLE,
NORTHERN BREATHITT, JACKSON, LEE, CENTRAL MAGOFFIN, SOUTHWESTERN
MORGAN, NORTHERN OWSLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE COUNTIES...
At 719 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area are finally starting to sink south.
Flash flooding is ongoing.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mount Vernon, Jackson, Salyersville, Beattyville, McKee,
Booneville, Mason, Simpson, Science Hill, Wild Dog, Earnestville,
Banford, Delvinta, Travellers Rest, Vincent, Cressmont, Arvel, New
Zion, Old Orchard and Ida May.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3733 8450 3743 8447 3781 8299 3761 8294
3731 8410 3730 8411 3731 8411 3732 8409
3734 8412 3729 8419 3711 8487 3714 8486
3736 8456
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GREIF825
WGUS53 KJKL 010307
FFWJKL
KYC025-065-109-129-153-175-189-199-203-237-010800-
/O.EXT.KJKL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210301T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1007 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Estill County in east central Kentucky...
Northern Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky...
Northern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky...
Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky...
Lee County in southeastern Kentucky...
Central Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southwestern Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
Northern Owsley County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southeastern Wolfe County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 300 AM EST.
* At 1007 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms
producing heavy rain 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...
Mount Vernon, Jackson, Salyersville, Beattyville, McKee,
Booneville, Mason, Simpson, Science Hill, Wild Dog, Earnestville,
Banford, Delvinta, Travellers Rest, Vincent, Cressmont, Arvel, New
Zion, Old Orchard and Ida May.
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 3733 8450 3743 8447 3781 8299 3761 8294
3731 8410 3730 8411 3731 8411 3732 8409
3734 8412 3729 8419 3711 8487 3714 8486
3736 8456
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GREIF539
WGUS73 KJKL 010602
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
102 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021
KYC025-065-109-129-153-175-189-199-203-237-010800-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210301T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Estill KY-Jackson KY-Lee KY-Magoffin KY-Morgan KY-
Owsley KY-Pulaski KY-Rockcastle KY-Wolfe KY-
102 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESTILL, NORTHERN PULASKI, ROCKCASTLE,
NORTHERN BREATHITT, JACKSON, LEE, CENTRAL MAGOFFIN, SOUTHWESTERN
MORGAN, NORTHERN OWSLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE COUNTIES...
At 102 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated that the showers were
weakening over the area, but another quarter to half an inch of rain
will be possible through 3 am.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mount Vernon, Jackson, Salyersville, Beattyville, McKee,
Booneville, Mason, Simpson, Science Hill, Wild Dog, Earnestville,
Banford, Delvinta, Travellers Rest, Vincent, Cressmont, Arvel, New
Zion, Old Orchard and Ida May.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3733 8450 3743 8447 3781 8299 3761 8294
3731 8410 3730 8411 3731 8411 3732 8409
3734 8412 3729 8419 3711 8487 3714 8486
3736 8456
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GREIF715
WGUS73 KJKL 010738
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
238 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021
KYC025-065-109-129-153-175-189-199-203-237-010748-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210301T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Estill KY-Jackson KY-Lee KY-Magoffin KY-Morgan KY-
Owsley KY-Pulaski KY-Rockcastle KY-Wolfe KY-
238 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ESTILL, NORTHERN PULASKI,
ROCKCASTLE, NORTHERN BREATHITT, JACKSON, LEE, CENTRAL MAGOFFIN,
SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN, NORTHERN OWSLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN WOLFE COUNTIES
HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
LAT...LON 3733 8450 3743 8447 3781 8299 3761 8294
3731 8410 3730 8411 3731 8411 3732 8409
3734 8412 3729 8419 3711 8487 3714 8486
3736 8456
$$
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, 4:31 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee and 4 more | 6 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.