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Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Jackson, KY

July 28, 20226 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2022, 7:21 AM EDT for 6 counties in 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2022, 7:21 AM EDT (11:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2022, 10:20 AM EDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Bell County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Knox County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Perry County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 274 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: 306 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 888 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 3.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 28, 5:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 5:24 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:41 AM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
341 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BUCKHORN                37.35N 83.47W
07/28/2022                   PERRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BUCKHORN SCHOOL IS FLOODED. NEARBY SQUABBLE
            CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANKS.

&&

CF

Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:45 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
345 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0344 AM     FLASH FLOOD      EMMALENA                37.34N 83.08W
07/28/2022                   KNOTT              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE CARS SUBMERGED AND HOUSE SURROUNDED
            BY WATER IN EMMALENA. REPORT VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

&&

CF

Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
351 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SALYERSVILLE            37.75N 83.07W
07/28/2022                   MAGOFFIN           KY   911 CALL CENTER

            LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS KY ROUTE 7
            IMPASSIBLE IN MANY LOCATIONS DUE TO FLASH
            FLOODING.

&&

CF

Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
356 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CHAVIES                 37.35N 83.35W
07/28/2022                   PERRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER RESCUES WERE PERFORMED ON GARFIELD
            LANE AND KENEVA ROAD IN THE CHAVIES AREA.

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 3:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
358 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BUCKHORN                37.35N 83.47W
07/28/2022                   PERRY              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER RESCUES WERE PERFORMED ON CAM JOHNSON
            BRANCH AND FREEMAN FORK ROAD IN THE BUCKHORN
            AREA.

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Local storm report, Jul 28, 4:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
416 AM EDT THU JUL 28 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NW MYRA               37.31N 82.64W
07/28/2022                   PIKE               KY   PUBLIC

            2 FEET OF WATER ACROSS LONG FORK ROAD IN
            VIRGIE.

&&

CF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell	51 min
Jul 27, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Elliott	31 min
Jul 27, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Powell	29 min
Jul 27, 8:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Johnson, Morgan, Wolfe	28 min
Jul 27, 8:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Menifee, Morgan, Powell	3 hr
Jul 27, 9:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Lee, Powell	30 min
Jul 27, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Pulaski, Rockcastle	35 min
Jul 27, 9:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin	48 min
Jul 27, 9:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Perry	3 hr
Jul 27, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Rockcastle	31 min
Jul 27, 9:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe	4 min
Jul 27, 9:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe	3 hr
Jul 27, 9:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Estill, Lee	7 hr
Jul 27, 10:03 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley	9 hr
Jul 27, 10:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin	9 hr
Jul 27, 10:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin	9 hr
Jul 27, 10:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Owsley, Perry	9 hr
Jul 27, 11:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	JKL	Clay, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Perry	9 hr
Jul 27, 11:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike	8 hr
Jul 28, 12:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Letcher	7 hr
Jul 28, 1:30 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Lee	3 days
Jul 28, 1:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Estill	4 days
Jul 28, 1:55 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Pike	7 hr
Jul 28, 2:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe	4 hr
Jul 28, 3:34 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Laurel	5 hr
Jul 28, 3:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Jackson, Rockcastle	3 hr
Jul 28, 4:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Johnson, Martin	3 hr
Jul 28, 5:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Owsley	40 hr
Jul 28, 5:05 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt	58 hr
Jul 28, 5:30 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Letcher	32 hr
Jul 28, 5:31 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Perry	2 hr
Jul 28, 5:33 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay	3 hr
Jul 28, 6:53 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe	7 hr
Jul 28, 7:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley	38 hr
Jul 28, 7:21 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin	38 hr
Jul 28, 7:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike	25 hr
Jul 28, 7:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Letcher	28 hr
Jul 28, 7:43 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin	28 hr
Jul 28, 7:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Knott, Owsley, Perry	24 hr
Jul 28, 8:00 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Perry	27 hr
Jul 28, 8:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Knott, Leslie, Owsley, Perry	27 hr
Jul 28, 8:33 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Magoffin	4 hr
Jul 28, 8:45 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Clay	13 hr
Jul 28, 8:55 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Clay, Laurel	8 hr
Jul 28, 9:03 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Pike	27 hr
Jul 28, 10:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	25 hr
Jul 28, 11:00 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Floyd	58 hr
Jul 28, 11:11 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Harlan	11 hr
Jul 28, 11:14 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	JKL	Pike	19 hr
Jul 28, 12:15 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Magoffin	18 hr
Jul 28, 1:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Wolfe	116 min
Jul 28, 2:59 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	JKL	Harlan	6 hr
Jul 28, 4:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	JKL	Clay	15 hr
Jul 28, 6:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley	2 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.