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Flash Flood Warning 68, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Sep 15, 2021, 8:24 AM EDT for Bath County, Fleming County, Rowan 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
- Sep 15, 2021, 8:24 AM EDT (12:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2021, 11:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bath County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Rowan County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 10:39 AM EDT | FLOOD | Slate Valley, KY | PICTURE POSTED BY LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 111 ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OWINGSVILLE. |
| Sep 15, 11:32 AM EDT | HEAVY RAIN 6 | Slate Valley, KY | ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTAL ON NAYLOR RD OFF OF HWY 111 SINCE 7 AM. |
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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
830
WGUS53 KJKL 151224
FFWJKL
KYC011-069-205-151530-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0068.210915T1224Z-210915T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
824 AM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Bath County in east central Kentucky...
Southeastern Fleming County in east central Kentucky...
West Central Rowan County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 1130 AM EDT.
* At 824 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 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...
Owingsville, Wyoming, Grange City, Oakley, Odessa, Slate Valley,
Peasticks, Craigs, Pebble, Hillsboro, Moore's Ferry, Ringos Mills,
Ramey, Sharkey, Reynoldsville, Plummers Landing, Hilda and Flat
Creek.
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 8384 3833 8356 3820 8347 3812 8386
3814 8388 3814 8391
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CMF1 follow-up statement
220
WGUS73 KJKL 151529
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1129 AM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021
KYC011-069-205-151539-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210915T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bath KY-Fleming KY-Rowan KY-
1129 AM EDT Wed Sep 15 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING AT 1130 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN
BATH, SOUTHEASTERN FLEMING AND WEST CENTRAL ROWAN COUNTIES HAS BEEN
REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
Flash Flooding has ended. Please continue to heed remaining road
closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Wednesday for
portions of east central Kentucky, northeast Kentucky, south central
Kentucky and southeast Kentucky.
LAT...LON 3827 8384 3833 8356 3820 8347 3812 8386
3814 8388 3814 8391
$$
DJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 7:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 3 hr |
| Sep 15, 8:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Jackson and 11 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 15, 11:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 111 min |
| Sep 15, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 115 min |
| Sep 15, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 31 min |
| Sep 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 118 min |
| Sep 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Whitley | 3 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.