Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Jackson KY ยท US

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Flash Flood Warning Issued September 23 At 5:53PM EDT Until September 23 At 9:00PM EDT By NWS Jackson KY

Event
Flash Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

Overview

FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Clay County in southeastern Kentucky... Central Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Perry County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Hazard

Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source

Radar indicated.

Impacts

Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hyden, Hosea, Stinnett, Hoskinston, Essie, Wendover, Thousandsticks, Asher, Bobs Fork, Spring Creek, Creekville, Bear Branch, Marcum, Cinda, Wooton, Big Creek, Smilax, Cutshin and Frew.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

Affected areas

  • Clay County, KY
  • Leslie County, KY
  • Perry County, KY

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Jackson KY

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m1s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3845TD0CKBD7H5M1VV8CEPT
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.df524206b5d4e236c910f98e4b9d6a711af91d63.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Jackson KY
AWIPS ID
CAPJKL
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6169
WMO heading
XOUS53
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
53

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWJKL
WMOidentifierWGUS53 KJKL 232153
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0075.260923T2153Z-260924T0100Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-23T21:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Clay County, KY
  • Leslie County, KY
  • Perry County, KY
NameValue
SAME021051
SAME021131
SAME021193
UGCKYC051
UGCKYC131
UGCKYC193
Polygons
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