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Flash Flood Warning 40, NWS Jackson, KY

July 1, 2021Knott County, Leslie County, Perry County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 1, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT for Knott County, Leslie County, Perry County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 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
Jul 1, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2021, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Knott County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Perry County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 240 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 133 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

490 
WGUS53 KJKL 012115
FFWJKL
KYC119-131-193-020015-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0040.210701T2115Z-210702T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
515 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Knott County in southeastern Kentucky...
  North Central Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northern Perry County in southeastern Kentucky...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 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...
  Hazard, Hindman, Bulan, Ary, Fisty, Talcum, Ritchie, Emmalena, 
  Dice, Bearville, Carrie, Tina, Vest, Krypton, Leburn, Yellow 
  Mountain, Soft Shell, Mosley Bend, Toulouse and Confluence.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small 
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying 
spots.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are 
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded 
roads. Find an alternate route. Turn around. Don't drown.

&&

LAT...LON 3729 8343 3731 8344 3744 8295 3746 8291
      3739 8286 3729 8307 3724 8333 3722 8340

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JMW
1 follow-up statement
309 
WGUS73 KJKL 020011
FFSJKL

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
811 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

KYC119-131-193-020021-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210702T0015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Knott KY-Leslie KY-Perry KY-
811 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTHWESTERN KNOTT, NORTH CENTRAL LESLIE AND NORTHERN PERRY 
COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Please continue 
to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT Friday for 
portions of northeast Kentucky...south central Kentucky and 
southeast Kentucky.

LAT...LON 3729 8343 3731 8344 3744 8295 3746 8291
      3739 8286 3729 8307 3724 8333 3722 8340

$$

GEOGERIAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 12:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle47 min
Jul 1, 12:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski38 min
Jul 1, 12:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski42 min
Jul 1, 1:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle45 min
Jul 1, 1:14 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLJackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle46 min
Jul 1, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLJackson, Rockcastle47 min
Jul 1, 7:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPowell46 min
Jul 1, 9:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Powell3 hr
Jul 1, 10:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLEstill, Powell4 hr
Jul 1, 2:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Powell3 hr
Jul 1, 3:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningJKLEstill, Menifee, Powell3 hr
Jul 1, 3:37 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Powell37 hr
Jul 1, 3:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, McCreary and 2 more3 hr
Jul 1, 4:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLClay, Knox, Laurel, Whitley4 hr

Nearby

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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.