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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Jackson, KY

February 28, 202110 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Feb 28, 2021, 6:46 PM EST for 10 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 8 hr. 8 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, 6:46 PM EST (23:46 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2021, 2:52 AM EST
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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, 7:30 PM EST	FLASH FLOOD	Krypton, KY	HIGHWAY 451 SHUT DOWN DUE TO FLASH FLOODING. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO RESCUE SOMEONE.
Feb 28, 9:54 PM EST	FLOOD	2 N Dalesburg, KY	WATER COVERING THE ROAD AT MILE MARKER 1 ON HIGHWAY 315.
Feb 28, 10:59 PM EST	FLOOD	2 Ssw Island City, KY	GRASSY BRANCH CREEK IS FLOODING OVER THE NEARBY ROADS. A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET DEEP IS WELL OVERFLOWING.
Mar 1, 12:31 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	Garner, KY	FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDING HOUSES IN GARDNER, KY. PICTURE SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 1, 12:40 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	Buckhorn, KY	PICTURE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING HIGH SCHOOL BEING INUNDATED WITH WATER. WATER IS FLOWING AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP WITH RUSHING WATER VERY EVIDENT.
Mar 1, 1:17 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	Mcandrews, KY	WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 199.
Mar 1, 1:30 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	1 Wnw Blue Moon, KY	BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON SPURLOCK CREEK AND A CAR WAS STUCK WHERE THE PAVEMENT BROKE.
Mar 1, 1:51 AM EST	FLASH FLOOD	3 Nnw Kimper, KY	HIGHWAY 194 FLOODED BELOW MEATHOUSE.

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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 246 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

263 
WGUS53 KJKL 282346
FFWJKL
KYC025-051-071-109-119-131-153-189-193-195-010545-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0006.210228T2346Z-210301T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
646 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northeastern Clay County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Central Floyd County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Eastern Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Knott County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northwestern Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Southeastern Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Southern Owsley County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northern Perry County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Central Pike County in southeastern Kentucky...

* Until 1245 AM EST.

* At 646 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...
  Pikeville, Hazard, Hindman, Estill, Coal Run Village, Wheelwright, 
  Martin, Pippa Passes, Forest Hills, Wayland, Buckhorn, Bolyn, Soft 
  Shell, Mousie, Yellow Mountain, Larkslane, Handshoe, Garner, 
  Leburn and Betty.

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 3765 8223 3763 8221 3763 8219 3765 8219
      3765 8218 3765 8217 3761 8218 3761 8216
      3759 8216 3759 8213 3757 8214 3754 8213
      3756 8208 3753 8205 3754 8204 3753 8201
      3754 8197 3742 8213 3718 8377 3738 8381

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GEOGERIAN

4 follow-up statements

694 
WGUS73 KJKL 010326
FFSJKL

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1026 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

KYC025-051-071-109-119-131-153-189-193-195-010545-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210301T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Clay KY-Floyd KY-Jackson KY-Knott KY-Leslie KY-Magoffin
KY-Owsley KY-Perry KY-Pike KY-
1026 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST MONDAY 
FOR SOUTHERN BREATHITT, NORTHEASTERN CLAY, CENTRAL FLOYD, EASTERN 
JACKSON, KNOTT, NORTHWESTERN LESLIE, SOUTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN, SOUTHERN 
OWSLEY, NORTHERN PERRY AND CENTRAL PIKE COUNTIES...

At 1026 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...
  Pikeville, Hazard, Hindman, Estill, Coal Run Village, Wheelwright, 
  Martin, Pippa Passes, Forest Hills, Wayland, Buckhorn, Bolyn, Soft 
  Shell, Mousie, Yellow Mountain, Larkslane, Handshoe, Garner, 
  Leburn and Betty.

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 3765 8223 3763 8221 3763 8219 3765 8219
      3765 8218 3765 8217 3761 8218 3761 8216
      3759 8216 3759 8213 3757 8214 3754 8213
      3756 8208 3753 8205 3754 8204 3753 8201
      3754 8197 3742 8213 3718 8377 3738 8381

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GREIF

289 
WGUS53 KJKL 010332
FFWJKL
KYC025-051-071-109-119-131-153-189-193-195-010800-
/O.EXT.KJKL.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210301T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1032 PM EST Sun Feb 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Breathitt County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northeastern Clay County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Central Floyd County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Eastern Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Knott County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northwestern Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Southeastern Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Southern Owsley County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Northern Perry County in southeastern Kentucky...
  Central Pike County in southeastern Kentucky...

* Until 300 AM EST.

* At 1032 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms 
  are still producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash 
  flooding is ongoing for much of the area.

  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...
  Pikeville, Hazard, Hindman, Estill, Coal Run Village, Wheelwright, 
  Martin, Pippa Passes, Forest Hills, Wayland, Buckhorn, Bolyn, Soft 
  Shell, Mousie, Yellow Mountain, Larkslane, Handshoe, Garner, 
  Leburn and Betty.

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 3765 8223 3763 8221 3763 8219 3765 8219
      3765 8218 3765 8217 3761 8218 3761 8216
      3759 8216 3759 8213 3757 8214 3754 8213
      3756 8208 3753 8205 3754 8204 3753 8201
      3754 8197 3742 8213 3718 8377 3738 8381

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GREIF

534 
WGUS73 KJKL 010615
FFSJKL

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
115 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

KYC025-051-071-109-119-131-153-189-193-195-010800-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210301T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Clay KY-Floyd KY-Jackson KY-Knott KY-Leslie KY-Magoffin
KY-Owsley KY-Perry KY-Pike KY-
115 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST EARLY THIS 
MORNING FOR SOUTHERN BREATHITT, NORTHEASTERN CLAY, CENTRAL FLOYD, 
EASTERN JACKSON, KNOTT, NORTHWESTERN LESLIE, SOUTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN, 
SOUTHERN OWSLEY, NORTHERN PERRY AND CENTRAL PIKE COUNTIES...

At 115 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...
  Pikeville, Hazard, Hindman, Estill, Coal Run Village, Wheelwright, 
  Martin, Pippa Passes, Forest Hills, Wayland, Buckhorn, Bolyn, Soft 
  Shell, Mousie, Yellow Mountain, Larkslane, Handshoe, Garner, 
  Leburn and Betty.

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 3765 8223 3763 8221 3763 8219 3765 8219
      3765 8218 3765 8217 3761 8218 3761 8216
      3759 8216 3759 8213 3757 8214 3754 8213
      3756 8208 3753 8205 3754 8204 3753 8201
      3754 8197 3742 8213 3718 8377 3738 8381

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GREIF

121 
WGUS73 KJKL 010752
FFSJKL

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
252 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

KYC025-051-071-109-119-131-153-189-193-195-010802-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210301T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Breathitt KY-Clay KY-Floyd KY-Jackson KY-Knott KY-Leslie KY-Magoffin
KY-Owsley KY-Perry KY-Pike KY-
252 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BREATHITT, NORTHEASTERN CLAY, 
CENTRAL FLOYD, EASTERN JACKSON, KNOTT, NORTHWESTERN LESLIE, 
SOUTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN, SOUTHERN OWSLEY, NORTHERN PERRY AND CENTRAL 
PIKE COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...

The Flash Flood threat is lessening as the rains start to taper. 
Therefore, the Flash Flood Warning has been replaced by an Areal 
Flood Warning.

LAT...LON 3765 8223 3763 8221 3763 8219 3765 8219
      3765 8218 3765 8217 3761 8218 3761 8216
      3759 8216 3759 8213 3757 8214 3754 8213
      3756 8208 3753 8205 3754 8204 3753 8201
      3754 8197 3742 8213 3718 8377 3738 8381

$$

GREIF

The 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, 5:34 PM EST	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and 4 more	9 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	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

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.