Warning Vector

Flash Flood Warning

NWS Jackson KY ยท US

Updated

Details

Flash Flood Warning Issued September 23 At 9:48PM EDT Until September 23 At 11:15PM 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 extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Bell County in southeastern Kentucky... West Central Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 948 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is imminent. 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... Wallins Creek, Saylor, Tacky Town, Spruce Pine, Coldiron, Sandy Fork, Stony Fork Junction and Beverly.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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

  • Bell County, KY
  • Harlan County, KY
  • Leslie County, KY

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Jackson KY

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~59s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M38HM1AVRQSR9NVST6S2QKXZ
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4b6be0328452fa63d28e17347133b3feb627366.001.1
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.2662
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

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFFW
NationalWeatherServiceFFW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFFWJKL
WMOidentifierWGUS53 KJKL 240148
flashFloodDetectionRADAR INDICATED
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.EXT.KJKL.FF.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260924T0315Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-23T23:15:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Bell County, KY
  • Harlan County, KY
  • Leslie County, KY
NameValue
SAME021013
SAME021095
SAME021131
UGCKYC013
UGCKYC095
UGCKYC131
Polygons
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