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Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2021, 10:37 AM EDT for Magoffin 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
- Aug 19, 2021, 10:37 AM EDT (14:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Magoffin County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:41 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
964
WGUS53 KJKL 191437
FFWJKL
KYC153-191745-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0061.210819T1437Z-210819T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1037 AM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Magoffin County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 1037 AM EDT, weather radar indicated heavy rain moving through
the warned area. Up to 3 inches of rain have likely fallen. Flash
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain showers.
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 may experience flash flooding include...
Elsie, Wonnie, Bloomington, Patton, Gifford, Cisco, Kernie,
Bethanna, Licksburg, Tella, Harper, Orient, Plutarch, Hager,
Perlie, Lykins, Coon, Epson, Cyrus and Ever.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Turn around, don't drown.
&&
LAT...LON 3771 8326 3772 8326 3773 8325 3774 8325
3774 8324 3777 8327 3779 8324 3779 8323
3781 8322 3785 8312 3786 8307 3786 8303
3785 8302 3783 8301 3782 8301 3780 8302
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
HAL1 follow-up statement
915
WGUS73 KJKL 191743
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
143 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
KYC153-191753-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210819T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Magoffin KY-
143 PM EDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NORTHWESTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTY...
Although heavy rain has tapered off, flooding is likely to continue
to affect some locations. The Flash Flood Warning has been replaced
with an area Flood Warning.
LAT...LON 3771 8326 3772 8326 3773 8325 3774 8325
3774 8324 3777 8327 3779 8324 3779 8323
3781 8322 3785 8312 3786 8307 3786 8303
3785 8302 3783 8301 3782 8301 3780 8302
$$
HALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 11:42 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 5:44 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 12 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 119 min |
| Aug 19, 9:54 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Magoffin | 117 min |
| Aug 19, 10:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Lee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 10:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Wolfe | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Lee, Menifee, Powell, Wolfe | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 8 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Magoffin, Powell, Wolfe | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 1:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pike | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:14 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 16 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:14 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 21 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Powell, Wolfe | 5 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:20 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Powell | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.