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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this river flood warning at Jan 1, 2022, 10:31 AM EST for Lee County, Kentucky. It took effect at Jan 1, 2022, 5:42 PM EST. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2022, 10:31 AM EST (15:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2022, 5:42 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2022, 7:51 AM EST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
County Lee County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Kentucky River at Heidelberg (HLDK2). The gauge peaked at 23.32 ft at Jan 2, 2022, 8:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 16 ft
- Minor stage
- 20 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03282000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Jan 1, 9:00 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 9:00 AM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 11:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 45 min |
| Dec 31, 11:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 3:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Laurel, Leslie and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Perry | 8 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 44 min |
| Jan 1, 5:01 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 7 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 50 min |
| Jan 1, 5:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Rockcastle | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 41 min |
| Jan 1, 5:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd | 38 min |
| Jan 1, 5:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 36 min |
| Jan 1, 5:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Knott, Laurel, Lee and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:06 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Perry | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley | 49 min |
| Jan 1, 6:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 47 min |
| Jan 1, 6:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 32 min |
| Jan 1, 6:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 43 min |
| Jan 1, 6:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:57 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jan 1, 7:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 39 min |
| Jan 1, 7:25 AM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 20 min |
| Jan 1, 7:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 48 min |
| Jan 1, 7:45 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:51 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Martin, Pike | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle | 39 min |
| Jan 1, 8:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 31 min |
| Jan 1, 8:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 18 min |
| Jan 1, 9:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 117 min |
| Jan 1, 10:31 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Owsley | 28 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:31 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 3 days |
| Jan 1, 11:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin, Perry and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:17 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Estill, Jackson, Laurel, Lee, Owsley and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 1, 11:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill, Powell | 61 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 42 min |
| Jan 1, 2:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee | 35 min |
| Jan 1, 2:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Powell, Wolfe | 41 min |
| Jan 1, 2:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 37 min |
| Jan 1, 2:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 47 min |
| Jan 1, 2:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 35 min |
| Jan 1, 2:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 26 min |
| Jan 1, 3:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan | 28 min |
| Jan 1, 3:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 25 min |
| Jan 1, 3:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 36 min |
| Jan 1, 3:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 32 min |
| Jan 1, 3:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 31 min |
| Jan 1, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley | 35 min |
| Jan 1, 3:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 31 min |
| Jan 1, 3:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 31 min |
| Jan 1, 4:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Owsley, Whitley | 36 min |
| Jan 1, 4:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Whitley | 27 min |
| Jan 1, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 32 min |
| Jan 1, 4:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 27 min |
| Jan 1, 4:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Leslie, Perry | 23 min |
| Jan 1, 4:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 5:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Letcher, Perry | 25 min |
| Jan 1, 5:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 36 min |
| Jan 1, 5:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 30 min |
| Jan 1, 5:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 15 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 29 min |
| Jan 1, 5:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 6:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 14 min |
| Jan 1, 6:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.