1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 28, 2:33 PM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 333 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2001 BEGINNING OF WEEKEND PRECIP EVENT UNDERWAY...WITH WAVE OF SHOWERS/STORMS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. FLOODING WILL BE A THREAT WITH ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS/STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH. MODELS DIFFER SOME ON THE DETAILS...BUT HAVE PLENTY ENOUGH IN COMMON AND ENOUGH CONTINUITY TO WARRANT LETTING THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH STAND THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EVEN EXTENDING IT THROUGH SUNDAY. SLOW MOVING WARM FRONT IS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. LOW LEVEL JET IS ALSO DEVELOPING...WITH A CONVERGENT LOW LEVEL FLOW. ATMOSPHERE IS EXTREMELY MOIST...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER ABOVE 2 INCHES. LOW LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE TO FEED UNSTABLE AND VERY MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION. VORT MAX COMING OUT OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ALONG WITH FAVORABLE UPPER JET STRUCTURE WILL AID THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRONTAL WAVE...WHICH WILL MOVE BY TO OUR NORTH TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE EVENTUALLY TRANSITIONING TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL DROP OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY AFTER THE MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES. HOWEVER THE LOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN VERY MOIST. IF ENOUGH HEATING OCCURS... ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR EVEN AFTER THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS DRY. THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHAT EXTENT THE LOW CLOUDS BREAK AND HOW QUICKLY A MID LEVEL CAP DEVELOPS. AS OF THIS ZONE ISSUANCE THE WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. IF THE LATE DAY SUNDAY CONVECTION APPEARS LESS LIKELY AT A LATER TIME...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH COULD BE CANCELLED EARLIER THAN SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE. WITH LOSS OF HEATING WILL LOOK FOR ANY LINGERING CONVECTION TO DIE SUNDAY NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE A FAVORABLE NIGHT FOR VALLEY FOG...WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRY AIR ALOFT. ON MONDAY...MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS EAST AND SHOULD KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE CAPPED. HEAT WILL BUILD BY MIDWEEK WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. NEXT CHANCE AT PRECIP STILL NOT UNTIL FRIDAY...POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY DEEPENING ON SPEED OF SYSTEM. THIS AS THE MRF BRINGS A WAVE OVER THE RIDGE AND SUPPRESSES ITS EASTERN SIDE AND ALLOWS A COLD FRONT TO DROP OUR DIRECTION. .JKL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR ALL OF FORECAST AREA. HAL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, KY
645 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM PRESTONSBURG KY FLASH FLOODS
07/28/01 FLOYD CAR WASHED OFF OF KY1447
ALONG ABBOTT CREEK.
REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
0600 PM 3 E BANNER KY FLASH FLOODS
07/28/01 FLOYD IVY CREEK FLOODED
AFFECTING 5 HOMES. ONE
WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT
EVACUATED. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains caused creeks and streams to overflow their banks around the area. Three feet of water was flowing over Salt Lick Road on the north side of town.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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