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Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2021, 5:01 PM EDT for Bath County, Fleming County, Kentucky. It was in force for 93 min. 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
- Aug 14, 2021, 5:01 PM EDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2021, 6:34 PM EDT
- In force
- 93 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bath County, KY, Fleming County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ne Pebble, KY | PORTION OF SUNSET LOCUST RD NEAR DAYS MILL RD WASHED OUT DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. |
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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
706
WGUS53 KJKL 142101
FFWJKL
KYC011-069-150000-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0057.210814T2101Z-210815T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
501 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Bath County in east central Kentucky...
Southeastern Fleming County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Oakley, Wyoming, Grange City, Odessa, Pebble, Hillsboro, Slate
Valley and Ringos Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 8381 3834 8368 3826 8356 3820 8366
3820 8367 3815 8375 3826 8384
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CMF2 follow-up statements
828
WGUS73 KJKL 142129
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
529 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
KYC011-069-150000-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210815T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bath KY-Fleming KY-
529 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTH CENTRAL BATH AND SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING COUNTIES...
At 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Oakley, Wyoming, Grange City, Odessa, Pebble, Hillsboro, Slate
Valley and Ringos Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3827 8381 3834 8368 3826 8356 3820 8366
3820 8367 3815 8375 3826 8384
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CMF464
WGUS73 KJKL 142234
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
634 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
KYC011-069-142244-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210815T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bath KY-Fleming KY-
634 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL BATH AND
SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
LAT...LON 3827 8381 3834 8368 3826 8356 3820 8366
3820 8367 3815 8375 3826 8384
$$
CMFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 32 min |
| Aug 14, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 7:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 21 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.