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Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Charleston, WV

June 10, 2021Carter County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 10, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT for Carter County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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: Jun 10, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2021, 10:29 PM EDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Charleston, WV
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Carter County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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
Jun 10, 7:01 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 Nne Fultz, KY	FOUR MILE ROAD IS FLOODED AND POSSIBLY WASHED OUT.
Jun 10, 7:29 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	Gregoryville, KY	FLOODING REPORTED ALONG I-64 WEST BOUND AT THE 166 MILE MARKER. BOTH LANES OF I-64 WEST ARE FLOODED

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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

364 
WGUS51 KRLX 102213
FFWRLX
KYC043-110115-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0027.210610T2213Z-210611T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
613 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Carter County in northeastern Kentucky...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen in an already saturated 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...
  Grayson and Grahn.

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.

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 3835 8304 3836 8301 3837 8295 3829 8294
      3824 8298 3828 8309 3831 8312 3834 8311

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JZ

2 follow-up statements

500 
WGUS51 KRLX 110049
FFWRLX
KYC043-110315-
/O.EXT.KRLX.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210611T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
849 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Carter County in northeastern Kentucky...

* Until 1115 PM EDT.

* At 849 PM EDT, Rain has ended however flood issues are ongoing. 
  Between 1 and 4 inches of rain have recently 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...
  Grayson and Grahn.

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.

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 3835 8304 3836 8301 3837 8295 3829 8294
      3824 8298 3828 8309 3831 8312 3834 8311

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

JZ

971 
WGUS71 KRLX 110229
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1029 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

KYC043-110239-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210611T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carter KY-
1029 PM EDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL CARTER COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3835 8304 3836 8301 3837 8295 3829 8294
      3824 8298 3828 8309 3831 8312 3834 8311

$$

JZ

The 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, 4:47 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Lawrence	3 hr
Jun 10, 4:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RLX	Carter, Greenup	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.