Scattered strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding and mudslides in Perry County during the evening hours of August 9th, 2014.
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Scattered strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding and mudslides in Perry County during the evening hours of August 9th, 2014.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 9, 2:23 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 323 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 213 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 THE WET PERIOD CONTINUES AS A SLOWLY MOVING FRONT STAYS NEAR THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. THE ATMOSPHERE TODAY IS MOISTURE LADENED AND MANY AREAS HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 TO 48 HOURS. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS ALOFT ARE VERY LIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ISOLATED AREAS TO EXPERIENCE SOME NUISANCE FLOODING WITH STREAMS...DITCHES AND LOW WATER CROSSING TO RUN FULL. IN THE URBAN AREAS...LOCATIONS THAT EASILY FLOOD OR AREAS WITH DRAINAGE PROBLEMS...MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING. BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. EXPECT THE COVERAGE OF THE PRECIPITATION TO DECREASE A BIT WITH TIME. DO HAVE SOME CONCERN THE FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME EASIER AS THE PRECIPITATION TOTALS CONTINUE TO TALLY UP. THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL DUE TO ALL THE CLOUD COVER. JACKSON HAS ALREADY BROKEN THE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD FOR THIS DATE. AS OF 2 PM...1.57 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 323 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS ON MONDAY WITH A PRONOUNCED RIDGE OVER THE WEST AND TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN IN A MERIDIONAL PATTERN. THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE EAST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE SWINGS THROUGH THE BASE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DURING THE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN THEN TRANSITIONS INTO A BLOCKING PATTERN ACROSS THE CONUS AS A CLOSED LOW SETS UP OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL KEEP UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE OH AND TN VALLEY FROM WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE EXTENDED. NEAR THE SURFACE...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE MONDAY AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS UPSTREAM ALONG A REMNANT STATIONARY BOUNDARY AS COLD FRONT TAKES SHAPE OUT WEST AND THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH KENTUCKY AND INTO THE OH VALLEY ON MONDAY. THIS INCREASE IN LIFT AND MOISTURE WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY EVENING. BOTH THE EURO AND GFS SEEM TO AGREE ON THE DEPARTURE OF THIS FEATURE AND ALSO MAINTAINING GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED. A GOOD AMOUNT OF MOISTURE REMAINS FOR MONDAY WITH PWATS AROUND 1.70 AND CAPE VALUES AROUND 2000 J/KG. SO THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WHILE DIMINISHED...WILL STILL BE PRESENT IN ISOLATED INSTANCES ON MONDAY. WITH SOME FORCING FROM THE FRONT ON TUESDAY...DRIER AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE AND A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN SPEED SHEAR ON MODEL SOUNDINGS...ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAY HAVE A GUSTY WIND THREAT. THE ALL BLEND MODEL SEEMS TO SHOW SOME GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MODELS FOR THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY PERIOD AS WELL. AFTERWARD...WHEN THE UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN SETS UP...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP ACROSS THE AREA KEEPING THE AREA DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE EXTENDED. THE COOLING TREND ALSO CONTINUES WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 TO 7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 213 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY VARY BETWEEN MVFR AND VFR OUTSIDE OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MOVES ACROSS THE TERMINAL...THE EXPECT TO SEE SOME TEMPO IFR. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...SO BEWARE OF PONDING OF WATER ON RUNWAYS DURING AND AFTER RAIN EVENTS TODAY. THIS EVENING...EXPECTING THINGS TO GO DOWN HARD IN FOG WITH LOTS OF VLIFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THE TAF STATIONS WILL MOST LIKELY SEE THE VLIFR. THE BIG QUESTION AND THE LOWEST CONFIDENCE IS IN THE EXACT TIMING OF THE ONSET OF VLIFR. IF A STATION GETS A HEAVY RAIN LATE AFTER SUNSET...THEN CONDITIONS MAY GO DOWN QUICKER THAT WHAT IS IN THE TAF. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER...THE BURNING OFF OF THE FOG AND STRATUS WILL BE LATER THAN AVERAGE. NO STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...JJ LONG TERM...SHALLENBERGER AVIATION...JJ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 1109 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-101815- 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...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 1109 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MANY LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING...AND AS A RESULT COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING WITH STREAMS DITCHES AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS RUNNING FULL. LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW A QUARTER MILE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL REMAINING A THREAT THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY INSTANCES OF FLOODING THROUGH MONDAY. HAL/JJ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 526 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 KYZ115-117-092200- LESLIE-PERRY- 526 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...AN AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING... LESLIE AND CENTRAL PERRY. AT 525 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAPPELL...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF HYDEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...LEWIS CREEK AROUND 530 PM EDT...NAPIER AROUND 535 PM EDT...CAUSEY AROUND 540 PM EDT...BIG FORK AROUND 545 PM EDT...FREW AROUND 550 PM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATE OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. JMW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 531 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 KYZ120-092200- PIKE- 531 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...AN AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING... SOUTHERN PIKE. AT 530 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS WAS LOCATED NEAR ASHCAMP...OR NEAR JOHN FLANNAGAN LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...BELCHER AROUND 555 PM EDT...ELKHORN CITY AROUND 600 PM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATE OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. JMW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 608 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 KYZ113-115-117-118-092230- KNOTT-LESLIE-LETCHER-PERRY- 608 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...AN AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING... SOUTHWESTERN KNOTT... LESLIE... WESTERN LETCHER AND PERRY. AT 607 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS WAS LOCATED NEAR WOOTON...OR NEAR HYDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...SHOAL AROUND 615 PM EDT...FREW AROUND 625 PM EDT...AVAWAM AROUND 630 PM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATE OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. JMW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 721 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 KYZ113-115-118-092345- KNOTT-LETCHER-PERRY- 721 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...AN AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING... SOUTH CENTRAL KNOTT... LETCHER AND EAST CENTRAL PERRY. AT 721 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS WAS LOCATED NEAR ROXANA...OR 6 MILES WEST OF WHITESBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...VAN AROUND 735 PM EDT...OSCALOOSA AROUND 740 PM EDT...KINGS CREEK AROUND 745 PM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATE OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. JMW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 724 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 KYZ110-113-120-100000- KNOTT-PIKE-FLOYD- 724 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...AN AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING... EAST CENTRAL KNOTT... WEST CENTRAL PIKE AND SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD. AT 724 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS WAS LOCATED NEAR BUCKHORN HOLLOW...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PIKEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...LIGON AROUND 730 PM EDT...MELVIN AROUND 735 PM EDT...WHEELWRIGHT AROUND 740 PM EDT...HALO AROUND 750 PM EDT...GREENLEAF AROUND 755 PM EDT... RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN...WITH RAINFALL RATE OF TWO INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. JMW
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A creek was out of its banks causing Rockhouse Fork Rd. to become flooded in Busy.
Several bridges were under water in the Big Creek area. Flood waters entered the Old Big Creek School and threatened residences on Corvette Lane. Several inches of water was also reported flowing over Whitaker Fork Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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