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Flash Flood Warning 58, NWS Jackson, KY

August 6, 2022Pulaski County, Wayne County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 6, 2022, 6:11 AM EDT for Pulaski County, Wayne County, Kentucky. It was in force for 5 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
Aug 6, 2022, 6:11 AM EDT (10:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2022, 11:15 AM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Pulaski County, KY, Wayne County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:10 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 399 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2022-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2022-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1314 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 6, 3:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 2:57 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson KY
257 AM EDT Sat Aug 6 2022

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-071000-
Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-
Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike-
Including the cities of Flemingsburg, Camargo, Jeffersonville,
Mount Sterling, Owingsville, Morehead, Irvine, Ravenna,
Clay City, Stanton, Frenchburg, Brodhead, Mount Vernon, McKee,
Annville, Burnside, Somerset, London, Monticello, Stearns,
Whitley City, Corbin, Williamsburg, Barbourville, Middlesboro,
Pineville, Cumberland, Harlan, Sandy Hook, West Liberty,
Paintsville, Campton, Salyersville, Prestonsburg, Wheelwright,
Beattyville, Jackson, Hindman, Pippa Passes, Booneville, Hazard,
Manchester, Hyden, Jenkins, Whitesburg, Inez, Coal Run,
Elkhorn City, Pikeville, and South Williamson
257 AM EDT Sat Aug 6 2022

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern Kentucky.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected today through early tonight, and could
bring locally heavy rainfall. This may result in flash flooding,
especially if multiple storms pass over the same area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

There will be a persistent threat of thunderstorms at times
through Thursday. Thunderstorms will be slow moving and could
bring locally heavy rainfall, leading to problems with high water.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any occurrences of flooding.

CMF/BB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 2:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell118 min
Aug 6, 5:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski, Wayne116 min
Aug 6, 6:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell2 hr
Aug 6, 6:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski119 min
Aug 6, 7:13 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe8 hr
Aug 6, 7:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle2 hr
Aug 6, 7:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLEstill, Jackson, Lee6 hr
Aug 6, 7:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson2 hr
Aug 6, 8:45 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski4 hr
Aug 6, 9:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLJackson5 hr
Aug 6, 9:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLJackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle5 hr
Aug 6, 9:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle5 hr
Aug 6, 9:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle5 hr
Aug 6, 10:03 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson, Lee, Owsley3 hr
Aug 6, 10:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLKnott, Letcher4 hr
Aug 6, 10:14 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLJackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle5 hr
Aug 6, 11:14 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLJackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle3 hr
Aug 6, 11:26 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLLetcher3 hr
Aug 6, 11:38 AM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill19 hr
Aug 6, 11:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan3 hr
Aug 6, 11:47 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPowell3 hr
Aug 6, 11:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Knox, Laurel3 hr
Aug 6, 12:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLMenifee, Powell, Wolfe3 hr
Aug 6, 12:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLElliott, Morgan, Rowan3 hr
Aug 6, 12:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLMenifee, Morgan3 hr
Aug 6, 12:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBath, Fleming, Rowan3 hr
Aug 6, 12:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski3 hr
Aug 6, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPulaski66 min
Aug 6, 1:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPulaski, Wayne3 hr
Aug 6, 1:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLPulaski, Wayne3 hr
Aug 6, 1:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLFleming, Rowan3 hr
Aug 6, 1:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMcCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley3 hr
Aug 6, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMcCreary, Wayne55 min
Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLMcCreary, Pulaski, Wayne3 hr
Aug 6, 3:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBell3 hr
Aug 6, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell29 min
Aug 6, 4:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Leslie112 min
Aug 6, 4:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLHarlan2 hr
Aug 6, 5:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMorgan, Rowan117 min
Aug 6, 6:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMorgan2 hr
Aug 6, 6:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLMorgan3 hr
Aug 6, 7:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMenifee, Montgomery, Powell113 min
Aug 6, 7:32 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLMontgomery, Powell3 hr
Aug 6, 7:48 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill, Powell51 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.