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Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Charleston, WV

June 13, 2021Carter County, Greenup County, Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2021, 5:33 PM EDT for Carter County, Greenup 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: Jun 13, 2021, 5:33 PM EDT (21:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 3 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), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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 13, 5:49 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 S Load, KY	FLOODING HAS WASHED OUT WHITE OAK ROAD
Jun 13, 5:49 PM EDT	FLASH FLOOD	1 S Load, KY	FLOODING HAS WASHED OUT WHITE OAK ROAD.

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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 802 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

156 
WGUS51 KRLX 132133
FFWRLX
KYC043-089-140045-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0056.210613T2133Z-210614T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston WV
533 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

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

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 533 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 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...
  Grayson, Olive Hill, Carter Caves State Park, Grayson Lake State 
  Park, Greenup, Gesling, Oldtown, Greenbo Lake, Load, Denton, 
  Letitia, Rush, Carter, Warnock, Hopewell, Brushart, Grahn, 
  Hitchins, Willard and Globe.

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 observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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 3854 8312 3859 8307 3863 8307 3868 8302
      3871 8303 3856 8280 3841 8279 3837 8282
      3837 8279 3832 8278 3825 8279 3817 8295
      3827 8316 3825 8331 3832 8334 3833 8332
      3834 8323 3843 8324 3847 8319 3850 8319

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MEK

2 follow-up statements

860 
WGUS71 KRLX 132318
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
718 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYC043-089-140045-
/O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210614T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carter KY-Greenup KY-
718 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR CARTER AND GREENUP COUNTIES...

At 718 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 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...
  Grayson, Olive Hill, Carter Caves State Park, Grayson Lake State 
  Park, Greenup, Gesling, Oldtown, Greenbo Lake, Load, Denton, 
  Letitia, Rush, Carter, Warnock, Hopewell, Brushart, Grahn, 
  Hitchins, Willard and Globe.

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 observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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 3854 8312 3859 8307 3863 8307 3868 8302
      3871 8303 3856 8280 3841 8279 3837 8282
      3837 8279 3832 8278 3825 8279 3817 8295
      3827 8316 3825 8331 3832 8334 3833 8332
      3834 8323 3843 8324 3847 8319 3850 8319

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

MEK

330 
WGUS71 KRLX 140037
FFSRLX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
837 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

KYC043-089-140047-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210614T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carter KY-Greenup KY-
837 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
CARTER AND 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.

LAT...LON 3854 8312 3859 8307 3863 8307 3868 8302
      3871 8303 3856 8280 3841 8279 3837 8282
      3837 8279 3833 8278 3830 8279 3825 8279
      3817 8295 3827 8316 3825 8331 3832 8334
      3834 8323 3843 8324 3847 8319 3850 8319

$$

SL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Greenup	51 min
Jun 13, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.