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Flash Flood Warning 45, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 11, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT for Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 4 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 11, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 459 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
963
WGUS51 KRLX 112023
FFWRLX
KYC043-089-120000-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0045.210611T2023Z-210612T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
423 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Carter County in northeastern Kentucky...
Southwestern Greenup County in northeastern Kentucky...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 423 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in
1 hour. 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...
Olive Hill, Carter Caves State Park, Gesling and Carter.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 64 in Kentucky between mile markers 156 and 168.
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 8324 3838 8323 3840 8324 3843 8324
3844 8321 3845 8321 3845 8320 3846 8320
3847 8319 3850 8319 3850 8317 3851 8317
3852 8315 3853 8315 3847 8302 3847 8292
3835 8298 3829 8302 3832 8322 3835 8323
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
JZ1 follow-up statement
177
WGUS71 KRLX 112353
FFSRLX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
753 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
KYC043-089-120003-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210612T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carter KY-Greenup KY-
753 PM EDT Fri Jun 11 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN CARTER AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENUP COUNTIES...
Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1200 AM EDT for portions
of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia and West
Virginia.
LAT...LON 3835 8324 3838 8323 3840 8324 3843 8324
3844 8321 3845 8321 3845 8320 3846 8320
3847 8319 3850 8319 3850 8317 3851 8317
3852 8315 3853 8315 3847 8302 3847 8292
3835 8298 3829 8302 3832 8322 3835 8323
$$
JZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 39 min |
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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.