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Flash Flood Warning 41, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 9, 2021, 3:58 AM EDT for 6 counties in 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 9, 2021, 3:58 AM EDT (07:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2021, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bath County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 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 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 805 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1069 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted.
285
WGUS53 KJKL 090758
FFWJKL
KYC011-063-165-173-175-205-091100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0041.210709T0758Z-210709T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
358 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Bath County in east central Kentucky...
Southwestern Elliott County in east central Kentucky...
Northern Menifee County in east central Kentucky...
Central Montgomery County in east central Kentucky...
South Central Rowan County in east central Kentucky...
Northern Morgan County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 358 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen since 3 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...
Mount Sterling, West Liberty, Frenchburg, Jeffersonville, Camargo,
Scranton, Yale, Big Woods, Ratlitt, Zilpo, Dan, Bangor, Korea,
Young Springs, Ebon, Sudith, Paragon, Lick Fork, Kellacey and
Olympia Springs.
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 3810 8328 3811 8315 3792 8307 3794 8344
3797 8400 3799 8400 3800 8400 3800 8401
3801 8401 3808 8406
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GEOGERIAN2 follow-up statements
855
WGUS73 KJKL 090828
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
428 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021
KYC011-063-165-173-175-205-091100-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210709T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bath KY-Elliott KY-Menifee KY-Montgomery KY-Morgan KY-Rowan KY-
428 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BATH, SOUTHWESTERN ELLIOTT, NORTHERN MENIFEE,
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY, SOUTH CENTRAL ROWAN AND NORTHERN MORGAN
COUNTIES...
At 428 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen since 3 am. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mount Sterling, West Liberty, Frenchburg, Jeffersonville, Camargo,
Scranton, Yale, Big Woods, Ratlitt, Zilpo, Dan, Bangor, Korea,
Young Springs, Ebon, Sudith, Paragon, Lick Fork, Kellacey and
Olympia Springs.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected in the warned
area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3810 8328 3811 8315 3792 8307 3794 8344
3797 8400 3799 8400 3800 8400 3800 8401
3801 8401 3808 8406
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
GEOGERIAN922
WGUS73 KJKL 091052
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
652 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021
KYC011-063-165-173-175-205-091102-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210709T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bath KY-Elliott KY-Menifee KY-Montgomery KY-Morgan KY-Rowan KY-
652 AM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BATH, SOUTHWESTERN ELLIOTT, NORTHERN MENIFEE, CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY, SOUTH CENTRAL ROWAN AND NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Please continue
to heed remaining road closures.
LAT...LON 3810 8328 3811 8315 3792 8307 3794 8344
3797 8400 3799 8400 3800 8400 3800 8401
3801 8401 3808 8406
$$
GEOGERIANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery, Powell | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 2:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Magoffin, Pike | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:14 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 113 min |
| Jul 9, 4:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 5:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 112 min |
| Jul 9, 5:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan | 2 hr |
| Jul 9, 7:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Pike | 116 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.