Flash Flood Warning
NWS Jackson KY ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 8 PM EDT This Evening For Northwestern Harlan County
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 625 PM EDT, the public reported flash flooding in Sukey Ridge and Baxter. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
Hazard
Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
Source
Public reported.
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... Harlan, Loyall, Wallins Creek, Rosspoint, Golden Ash, Kitts, Clovertown, Harlan Gas, Baxter, Putney, Sunshine, Bledsoe, Big Laurel, White Star, Pine Mountain, Tremont, Nolansburg, Arthur, Kentenia and Totz. This includes the following streams and drainages... Laurel Branch, Big Branch, Ages Creek, Oldhouse Branch, Line Fork, Straight Creek, Laurel Fork, Bailey Creek, Greasy Creek, Jesses Creek, Rockhouse Creek, Jakes Creek, Clover Fork, Catron Creek, Clover Fork Cumberland River, Cumberland River, Poor Fork Cumberland River, Big Run, Little Laurel Creek, Salt Trace Branch, Terry Fork, Wallins Creek, Reuben Branch, Stony Fork, Fourmile Branch, Middle Fork Kentucky River, Gabes Creek, Foresters Creek, Beech Fork, Martins Fork Cumberland River, Lovely Branch and Right Fork Bill Branch.
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
- Harlan County, KY
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Jackson KY
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~33s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M385ZHAQ3JYXETYGM9QNF7KF
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d581fdaf5bb92d37e54f57d134cdd7b242ad7252.002.1
- 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.7001
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSJKL |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS73 KJKL 232225 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260924T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-23T20:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Harlan County, KY
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 021095 |
| UGC | KYC095 |
- Polygons
- 37.0,-83.12 36.98,-83.15 36.96,-83.15 36.98,-83.06 36.97,-83.04 36.79,-83.41 36.83,-83.49 36.85,-83.48 36.89,-83.49 36.9,-83.48 36.88,-83.46 36.89,-83.45 36.89,-83.41 36.9,-83.4 36.92,-83.4 36.95,-83.29 36.97,-83.26 37.01,-83.23 37.01,-83.19 37.02,-83.18 37.0,-83.12