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Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 15, 2021, 7:01 PM EDT for Laurel County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Aug 15, 2021, 7:01 PM EDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2021, 10:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Laurel County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 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 15, 7:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ssw Pittsburg, KY | PORTION OF I-75 WAS FLOODED BETWEEN MM 36 AND 41. |
| Aug 15, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Sublimity City, KY | HIGHWAY 192 NEAR THE POST OFFICE HAD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. WATER RECEDED BY 9 PM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
709
WGUS53 KJKL 152301
FFWJKL
KYC125-160100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0060.210815T2301Z-210816T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
701 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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...
London, Sublimity City, London-Corbin Airport, Pittsburg,
Fariston, Levi Jackson S.P. and Maplesville.
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 3718 8413 3714 8399 3703 8409 3708 8419
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CMF2 follow-up statements
720
WGUS53 KJKL 160005
FFWJKL
KYC125-160300-
/O.EXT.KJKL.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210816T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
805 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Laurel County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 805 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1
inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring in the London area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
London, Sublimity City, London-Corbin Airport, Pittsburg,
Fariston, Levi Jackson S.P. and Maplesville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3718 8413 3714 8399 3703 8409 3708 8419
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
CMF447 WGUS73 KJKL 160221 FFSJKL Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Jackson KY 1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021 KYC125-160231- /O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210816T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Laurel KY- 1021 PM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL LAUREL COUNTY... 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 3718 8413 3714 8399 3703 8409 3708 8419 $$ CMF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Leslie | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 91 min |
| Aug 14, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 9:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | McCreary | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 25 min |
| Aug 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 6:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel | 15 min |
| Aug 15, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher, Pike | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 7:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Letcher, Pike | 2 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Leslie, Whitley | 2 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.