Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings in 2021
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 4:47 PM EDT for Lawrence 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
- Jun 10, 2021, 4:47 PM EDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lawrence County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
722
WGUS51 KRLX 102047
FFWRLX
KYC127-110000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0023.210610T2047Z-210611T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
447 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Lawrence County in northeastern Kentucky...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 447 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has 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...
Blaine and Martha.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 8300 3809 8271 3799 8273 3794 8279
3797 8283 3800 8294 3800 8295 3799 8297
3798 8298 3797 8298 3796 8299 3797 8302
3798 8301 3798 8302 3799 8302 3800 8302
3801 8302 3801 8301
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JZ2 follow-up statements
038
WGUS71 KRLX 102306
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
706 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
KYC127-110000-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210611T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lawrence KY-
706 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY...
At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Blaine and Martha.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by
calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely. You may
also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston
West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using
the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
&&
LAT...LON 3803 8300 3809 8271 3799 8273 3794 8279
3797 8283 3800 8294 3800 8295 3799 8297
3798 8298 3797 8298 3796 8299 3797 8302
3798 8301 3798 8302 3799 8302 3800 8302
3801 8302 3801 8301
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JZ353
WGUS71 KRLX 110004
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
804 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
KYC127-110014-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210611T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lawrence KY-
804 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE
COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Friday for
portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio and West Virginia.
LAT...LON 3803 8300 3809 8271 3799 8273 3794 8279
3797 8283 3800 8294 3800 8295 3799 8297
3798 8298 3797 8298 3796 8299 3797 8302
3798 8301 3798 8302 3799 8302 3800 8302
3801 8302 3801 8301
$$
JZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 9:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 36 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Carter | 4 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.